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actinium
narrow, confined; a strategic pass
undecided
to cover, to conceal; to apply medicine or make-up
old woman; lower-class woman
proud, haughty, overbearing
mysterious, obscure, profound; used in transliterations
shark; bonito
to walk, to travel; epilogue, colophon
palladium
to rip, to tear
freckled, mottled, spotted, striped
to tie, to fasten, to bind
beside, close, nearby; to depend on
stick, club; strong, smart; to hit
to slander, to defame
fort, fortress; town, village
dense foliage; to cover, to conceal; to preserve
to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge
sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
tired, weary, fatigued
to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire
generation, lifetime; contemporary
to bother, to pressure; to compel, to force
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
to aid, to help; to correct
stubborn, obstinate, headstrong
two hundred
wicker, bamboo
to forge ahead; energetic; surname
strong
otter
to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile
hem; to braid, to plait
everywhere, all over, throughout
wind, storm, gale; a dog running
to entertain guests
ornamental, refined
to expel, to cast off; to arrange
to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad
swelling; the Bohai sea
a species of pigeon
lame
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
vase, pot, jar
to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment
to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete
if, supposing, nevertheless
vulgar person, country man
toilet, washroom; to mingle
anguished; sympathetic
to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture
to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
already, formerly, once; the past
to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
to stir, to cook, to boil; porridge
to wipe, to smear, to rub, to anoint
badger; a wild animal mentioned in a story by Lu Xun
to mix; to support, to sustain, to lend a hand
to peek, to watch; to investigate, to spy on
feeble, frail, weak; unfit
meditation, contemplation
greedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous
to solve, to finish, to complete
field, open space; market, square; stage
wide, open, spacious
to scald; to flash-boil vegetables
to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass
bank note, paper money; to counterfeit
to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
to pull, to drag; to hinder, to pull back