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a tribe of savages in South China
bushy, black hair; variant of 鬒
according to, for, with; to use
to walk slowly; to stroll; to ramble
third; 3rd heavenly stem
bush, shrub; thicket; collection
east, eastern, eastward
great, grand, glorious, distinguished
moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
mound, hill; surname
generation, era, age; world
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
business, profession; to study, to work
a child's hair bound in two tufts; ore
to own; to host; master; host; lord
interrogative or exclamatory final particle
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
first time, for the first time, suddenly
give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
one thousand; leader of one thousand men
ancient unit of measure (about 8 feet); a fathom
official; to serve in the government
other, another; he, she, it
together, same; surname
god; fairy; immortal, transcendent
1to rely upon; protector; to fight; war, weaponry
small thing, child; young animal
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
strong; valiant, brave
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
plural marker for pronouns and some nouns
tribe
three (cannot be followed by a measure word)
instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
elder brother
orchid; elegant, graceful
book, volume, register, list
book, volume, register, list
bone
desert; border
tender; weak; to proceed gradually
to write
winter, 11th lunar month
to gallop; by dint of; surname
concave, hollow; depressed; pass, valley
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
place, locale; department
to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
to protrude, to bulge out; convex
to mow, to cut grass; hay, fodder
publication, periodical; to publish, to print
achievement, good work; merit; service
to add to, to increase, to augment
to put forth effort, to strive for
affairs, business; should; must
wrap, pack, bundle; package
north; northern; northward
hastily, hurriedly, in a rush
full circle; to encircle
half; semi-, incomplete
a chemical compound; divination; to consider
general term for plants; myriads
forty, fortieth
card, punch card; calorie
cottage, hut; black; surname
4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.
print; mark; seal, stamp
to divine; to observe; to versify
measuring cup; goblet, vessel of wine
whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
to go away, to leave, to depart