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red silk
elegant, decorative, adorned
to hang; to strangle
to coil, to entangle, to entwine
tangled hemp, raveled silk; vague, confused
to sew, to mend
bridal veil; to tie, to bind
county, district, subdivision
noose; to hang; to tie, to bind
bridle, reins
to deliver, to submit, to hand over
attached, inseparable, in love; entangled
to spool, to reel
sorrow, grief; to incur, to meet with
an ancient emperor; breath, vapor
to soar; to roam
pen, pencil, writing brush
quill, feather stem
to plow; to sow
to hoe, to rake; to weed
to cultivate, to plow
bent, twisted; overcomplicated
pork
the triple foci, the three visceral cavities
omentum; the fat covering the intestines
phosphine
greasy, oily, smooth; bored, tired
bloated, inflated, swollen; to swell
meals, provisions
tottering, unsteady; jumpy, jittery
to reach, to arrive; utmost, superior
to raise; to recommend; to praise
to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
cabin, ship's hold
a climbing plant; Valeriana villosa
endive; sow-thistle
buckwheat
fuel, firewood; grass, shrub; Wikstroemia japonica
Caryopteris divaricata
common rue; diverse, varied
pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out
budding, flourishing
edible amaranth; straw basket
flower bud
a plant with roots used for red dye; Rubia cordifolia
an edible water plant; Ipomoea aquatica
weeds; overgrowth
thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
evergreen shrub; Ligusticum
to weed; to eradicate
a kind of fern; Osmunda regalis
wormwood, marsh grass; a feudal state
lotus seed; the seed of the Job's tear plant
the death of a prince; to swarm
yam, tuber, potato
swamp, marsh; wild country
shallots, scallions; Allium bakeri
fuel, firewood; salary
ant; leech
caterpillar, larva
crab
a small cicada with a square head
to melt, to fuse; to blend, to harmonize
a snail with a spiral shell
a kind of cicada
wasp
intestinal worm
silkworm
claws, pincers
cruel; a young dragon
mite, insect
firefly, glow-worm