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a small red apple
a small cicada with a square head
mackerel
to lift; to support, to hold up
lamp stand; bow frame
musical instrument; a kind of xylophone
splendid; a jade ring
sclogged nose
dry rations; mushy, overcooked; embarrassing
giant clam, Tridacna gigas
aldehyde
lameness; paralysis of the hands or legs
to ignite, to burn; combustion
fuel, firewood; grass, shrub; Wikstroemia japonica
radius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece of wood
to melt, to fuse; to blend, to harmonize
to trample, to tread on
a plant with roots used for red dye; Rubia cordifolia
Confucian scholar
elegant, decorative, adorned
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forehead; to kowtow
to farm, to harvest grain
drizzle, light rain; fleeting, passing
screen, sieve; to filter, to sift
succession to the throne
to claim, to monopolize; arbitrary
meals, provisions
to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
to suck; the name of a district in Anhui
cat fish
to bite, to gnaw; to snap at
posthumous name or title
to carry, to haul, to transport
yam, tuber, potato
tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
a snail with a spiral shell
to tremble, to shake, to quake, to flutter
swamp, marsh; wild country
to revive; to rise again
the name of a river
torch; flintstone; beacon, signal fire
otter
altar; arena; examination hall
cloudy, overcast
awl, boring tool
candy, sugar, sweets
a kind of cicada
to scald; to iron clothes or hair
hoof; pig's trotter
essential oil of butter
modest, bashful
head; chief, boss; first, top
ruined, decayed; depressed; decadent
sunrise, the morning sun
bag, sack; a hollow tub open at both ends
ostrich
a kind of fern; Osmunda regalis
to call, to say, to tell; name, title; meaning
wasp
an edible water plant; Ipomoea aquatica
weeds; overgrowth
sweet olive; scrambled eggs
dim light, a glimmer; warm; bright
whisper, faint noise
an ancient emperor; breath, vapor
intestinal worm
tin; to bestow, to confer
swamp, marsh, damp lowland
happiness; congratulations
shovel
constitution, statute, law