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ability, talent, gift; just, only
grass, weed, plant, herb
fork; prong; cross, intersect
sprout
to step with the left foot
to take small steps; Korean place name
stream, river
stream, river
to walk; walking
inch; small, tiny
big; great
any, every, all; common, ordinary
to fly, to dart; high
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
this, that; single; measure word for individuals
labor, work; laborer, worker
bow; curved, arched
two hands
broad, vast, wide; building, house
table
to assemble, to gather together
to extend; to reach; and; in time
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
snout
snout
alone, lonely, solitary; remaining, left-over
cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
long ago; a long time
mosquito larva
mouth; measure word
to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient
horse; surname
interrogative particle
gate, door, entrance, opening
roof; house
twenty, twentieth
woman, girl; female
to beg; to request
thousand; many, numerous; very
half of tree trunk
dog
edged tool, cutlery, knife edge
three
mountain
hair; sunlight
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
spoon, ladle; unit of volume
body, corpse
food; to eat
scholar, gentleman; soldier
hand
water
silk; thread
the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
to go slowly
soil, earth; items made of earth
to depend on, to entrust with
ball, pebble, pellet, pill
ten thousand; innumerable
weak, lame
death, destruction; to lose; to perish
death, destruction; to lose, to perish
enclosure; border
to guard, to protect, to defend
weak; lame
evening, night, dusk; slanted
to study, to practice; habit
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
country, village; rural
small; young
heart; mind; soul
to fly rapidly