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manual laborer
to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
wild duck; teal; swim
married woman; wife
load, burden; to carry, to bear
corner, nook, recess
gadolinium
hard, strong, tough; just, barely
(phonetic)
individual; each, every; all
blunt; tough, chewy
to extend across, through; from
through; to extend across; to, from
to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong
all, total; together; to share
to clean, to rub
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
fierce, rude, uncivilized
jade tablet
track, rut, path
pass; to go across, to pass through
12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations
perspiration, sweat
good; well
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
inferior silk; tassel, knot, fringe
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
after; behind, rear; descendants
tiger
freezing; stopped up, closed off
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; profitable
happy, glad, joyful
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
to return, to turn around; a time
to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning
companion, colleague; utensils
to divine
garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
an oblong pearl
flesh, skin; muscle, tissue; meat on bones
Chinese elder tree
lucky, propitious, good
perilous, hazardous; steep, high
to draw water at a well; to imbibe
level, rank; class, grade
talent, skill, craft, ability
discipline, age; period, era; record, annal
to support; to be wedged between
price, value
crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery
sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
baby, infant
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
large river; the Yangtze; surname
talk, speech, lecture; to speak, to explain
artisan, craftsman, workman
to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
stairs, steps; degree, rank
to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
trap, snare, pitfall
mortar; bone joint socket
an interjection of surprise
to decide, to determine, to judge
to take leave of, to bid farewell; knack, trick
army, military; soldiers, troops
to lift; to carry on one's shoulders