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mark, sign; to note, to record
to add to, to increase, to augment
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
small, narrow; tiny, little
large-leaf gentian
cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
to accuse, to pry; to expose secrets
gold, metal; money
desert; border
tangled; to investigate, to unravel
spring
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old, ancient; former, past
sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza
card, punch card; calorie
publication, periodical; to publish, to print
end of spine; buttocks, sacrum
may, can, -able; possibly
to ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock
surname
orchid; elegant, graceful
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
used in transliterations
courtesy, manners, social customs
whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
to stand; to establish, to set up
distant, far
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
another; separate, other
dragon; symbol of the emperor
cottage, hut; black; surname
to put forth effort, to strive for
a mountain in Henan province
spear, lance
4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.
plural marker for pronouns and some nouns
to extinguish; to wipe out
citizens, subjects; a nation's people
dish, vessel; shallow container
end, final, last; insignificant
mother; female elders; female
tribe
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
milk; breasts; nurse, grandmother
taro
sickness, disease
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
bird
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
slave, servant
great, grand, glorious, distinguished
skin, hide, fur, feathers
to prepare; to regulate
roll, bolt of cloth; foot
protium
flat, level, even; peaceful
cannot; to be unable; improbable; thereupon
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
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to finish, to conclude; to exhaust
one thousand; leader of one thousand men
path; a foot-path between fields
skillful, ingenious, clever
moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
mound; in distress
mound, hill; surname
prisoner, convict; to confine
armadillo
to go away, to leave, to depart
tender; weak; to proceed gradually
to allow, to permit, to yield