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ground
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地
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scorpion...ground..."an earth animal"...
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pond
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池
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scorpion letting its venom out drop by drop until it has made a whole pond
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insect
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虫
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between the hammer is a squashed insect
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lightning bug / firefly
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蛍
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schoolhouse...insect
instead of a "schoolhouse for fish" there is a schoolhouse for insects...there is some trouble as is usual in school...so naturally there are fireflies flying in the background |
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snake
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蛇
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insect...house...spoon
snake murdering an ant in a house by coiling around it in the shape of a spoon |
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rainbow
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虹
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insect, craft
as part of the craft one must learn the "insect rainbow" chart, which lists the colors of the insect spectrum, and asks little kids to find examples of each color |
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butterfly
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蝶
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insect...generation....tree...
an insect whose color looks like the rings on a tree after many generations |
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single
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独
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single men are single because they have no balls...such as when a pack of wild dogs scare off an insect......women are dogs...men are are puny insects
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silkworm
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蚕
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where do worms come from? unlike normal worms, which come from the ground, silkworms are insects that come from the heavens
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wind
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風
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windy...drops of...insects
drop of insects...swarms of gnats...with such force that they wind blows when they pass by.... |
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self (snake or anything meanings associated with snakes in myth and fables)
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己
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abstract sense of half, the deep down inner structure of the human that mythology has often depicted as a snake
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rouse
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起
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roused,awakened,excited (take your pick) by the snake sitting on you, so you decide to run away
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queen
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妃
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Pacific Cathule....Scrapped Princess, who will become queen....she is the snake that was destined to cause run to the world...woman are like snakes with their charm and devilish nature...like all queens need to be....
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reformation
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改
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single taskmaster...snakes...Ireland's most famous reformer, St. Patrick, whose legend has it, drove away the snakes from the land
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scribe (Henshall: account, chronicle)
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記
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words of the snake are deceptive, therefore you must act as a scribe and copy everything so that you can think things over
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wrap (wrap, in the sense of a snake wrapped around something)
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包
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bound up with a snake(as opposed to a rope and tape)
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placenta
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胞
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After delivering the placenta.... the part of the body that your "wrap" in a towel or plastic bag because the doctor will want to examine it.
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cannon
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砲
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wrapping stones inside a cannon before firing....
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bubble
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泡
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water wrapping air inside a bubble
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tortoise (eel, in the abbreviated form(bottom half of denshi))
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亀
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bound up heads inside a shell (two suns) with a long tail running through it(the shell)
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electricity
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電
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rain/weather....eel...
eel that gives off electric shocks when exposed to the rain....eel giving off volts in an aquarium.. |
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dragon
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竜
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standing eel (that breathes fire)
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waterfall
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滝
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at the top of waterfall, water comes from a dragon (presumably from its mouth since it's a statue)
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pork
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豚
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flesh...sow(3 little pigs)....
big bad wolf wanted flesh of the 3 little pigs |
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pursue
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逐
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really hungry for dinner...so you pursue a pig that's on the road....
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consummate (Henshall: attain, attempt)
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遂
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bull (2 horns) which must consummate the plan to get the pig on the road(presumably by using its horns)
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house
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家
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house...sow(3 little pigs)...house of the 3 little pigs....
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marry into (Henshall: marry, bride)
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嫁
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it is the woman("bride") who leaves her family for another household, thus marrying into a man's household
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overpowering
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豪
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tall crowned pig king whose greedy overpowers all concerns/matters
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intestines
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腸
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intestines are part of the body that is a piggy bank(for all the food that you ate)...imagine what it means to break the bank.... :-p
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location
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場
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look for the location of a piggy bank(which presumably contains some kind of treasure) buried in soil somewhere
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hot water
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湯
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if you lose your piggy bank you're in hot water, since you wife will give you shit...in the day, you boil a piglet in hot water.....
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sheep
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羊
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animals horn at the top attached to the head(by 3rd stroke), the front and back legs(strokes 4 and 5) and body (final stroke)
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beauty
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美
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beauty...large sheep...
size matters....bigger sheep are more beautiful |
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ocean (Henshall: ocean/western)
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洋
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large sheep in the ocean..
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detailed
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詳
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words from sheep(maybe at a court trial) are as intricate as his fluffy design
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fresh (Henshall: fresh, vivid)
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鮮
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fish and sheep must both be served as fresh as possible
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accomplished (Henshall: expert)
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達
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removing soil from a sheep in the road without damaging the fabric can...only an expert can do such a thing
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envious
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羨
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envious of the sheep whose who can drain water under it, since you lack that ability
NOTE: change this story |
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distinction
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差
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sheep craft(like a coat or awl) is a sign of distinction, shows that you're different from commoners
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don
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着
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to don is to "put the wool over your eyes"
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solely (Henshall: only)....tada...tadaima
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唯
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mouth salivating solely at the turkey sitting in plain sight
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char
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焦
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turkey cooking in a cauldron for too long becomes charred
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reef
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礁
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reef of charred rocks....
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gather
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集
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birds of a feather flock together...in this case, the turkeys decide to flock in a tree
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quasi- (Henshall: quasi-,semi-, associate)
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准
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frozen bird(in cyrogenesis) is semi/quasi alive due to its hibernation state
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advance
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進
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why did the turkey cross the road? to advance to the other side
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miscellaneous (possibly "random")
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雑
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9 miscellaneous birds in a tree
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feminine
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雌
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female person stops and sits on bird
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semi- (Henshall: level, conform)
junbi(preparation), suijun(standard) |
準
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ten birds on water all at the same level
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stirred up
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奮
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pissed off at the sight of your turkey's and dog's brain being stirred up(for dinner)....
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rob (Henshall: snatch)
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奪
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burglar glues you down while he snatches your dog and turkey
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assurance (Henshall: ascertain, firm) (kakunin, kakujitsu)
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確
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assured that your turkey house will stand firm since it's made of rock
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noon (horse)
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午
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horse's head pointing leftward
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permit (Henshall: permit,forgive(yurusu))
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許
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need Mr. Ed to permit you first.... "No Sir, I don't like it".... :-p
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delight
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歓
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Fantasia...scene with mares(female horses) bathing in the stream and the stallions beginning to gather. as dusk sets in, the flying horses all start yawning and pair off for the night, a perfectly delightly portrait of delight
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authority (Henshall: right, authority, balance)
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権
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pegasus, the bird with authority, balances in the trees
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outlook (Henshall: watch, observe)
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観
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Pegasus observing the world's outlook
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feathers (wings)
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羽
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pictograph of 2 bird feathers
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learn
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習
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white birds of a feather learn together....or white wings learning to fly
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the following, yokujitsu(next day), yokucho(next morning)
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翌
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next(the following) bird in line rises it's wings to say "It's my turns"
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weekday (Henshall: day of week)
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曜
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sun wings its way like a bird(i.e. moving from dawn to dusk) and so a day passes
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laundry
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濯
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wash birds wings in water...washing my turkey feather pillow in the laundry
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