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urn
narrow, small-minded; dirty (1)
cricket (1)
valley, gorge; mountain stream
to order, to dispatch; urgency, a call to arms
play, show, theater
to control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel
rosy clouds
to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate
crack, fissure, split
wild onions or leeks
fresh; delicious; attractive
epilepsy, convulsions
lichen, moss
to aid, to help, to assist; to undress
to direct, to guide; to favor, to incline towards
silkworm
mournful, desolate; common Artemisa
a long-legged spider
to harmonize, to blend; to adjust
dirty, ragged; slight, insult, disrespect
to thank; to refuse politely
to blow the nose with fingers
horned owl, scops chinensis
fine, beautiful; surname
barbarians; a tribe of Scythian nomads
a medicinal herb; to cauterize
press; oppress; crush; pressure
feeble, sickly, weak; tranquil
the eaves of a house; edge, brim
cause, means, reason
rumor; folksong, ballad
a mountain range in Hunan province
shade, screen; to hide, to screen
wings, fins; shelter
chest, breast; thoughts, feelings
sushi; seasoned rice mixed with fish
bent, curved; a curved wall
baby, infant; to bother
should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
breast, chest; to bear, to undertake
to win, to gain; surplus, profit
to swell up; swollen, fat
superior; elegant
black
cart, palanquin, sedan chair
yam
chariot; to drive, to ride; to manage
snipe, kingfisher
axle; magistrate's office; surname
large turtle, sea turtle
mountain peak, summit
flute; pipe, ancient measure
liquor, spirits, wine; to ferment
sediment, dregs; to waste, to spoil
arid, dry, parched; quick-tempered
a large square net for catching fish
to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet
felt; rug, carpet
to roll over; to turn on a side
cockroach
to hibernate
to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast
comb; to comb out, to eliminate, to weed out
katydid
cup, glass, goblet; surname
to quip, to play with words, to talk nonsense
procedure; sudden, abrupt; to gallop
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
to focus on, to stare at, to watch carefully
to earn, to profit, to make money
to pull up, to raise; to select