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thick rope; the rope around a bier
a kind of herb; Angelica anomala
Pholha, a place in Korea
prefect; prefecture, government
to pat, to slap, to tap; the handle of a vessel
axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew
to instruct; to order
mound; abundant, ample, numerous
extra horse; imperial son-in-law
should, ought to, must
ledge, step, terrace; slope
crucible; earthenware, pottery
water from washing rice; thick gruel
cliff; rock
licorice
straw, hay
purple, violet
ridge or crest of hill
brilliant, shining; high
pimple, sore; wart, pustule
age; 7th heavenly stem
to supply, to provide for; to offer in worship
forearm
a hill in Hunan
dog
careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
to compose, to make; building, frame, structure
to abuse, to scold; to berate, to insult
to buy, to purchase
to wail, to cry; to swear at
mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble
father's sister; husband's mother
orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
to buy and sell; of inferior quality
share, portion; thighs, haunches, rump
to solidify; strength
to shave; to scrape; to blow
divination, fortune-telling
error, mistake; to deceive, to mislead
obedient, well-behaved; clever
to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch
unusual, strange, peculiar
official, public servant
to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins
rules, regulations, customs, law
chest, casket, small box
to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous
to amputate, to cut off
to cut, to injure, to stab; to stick on
cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter
country; nation
fruit, nut; result
correspondence; a case, a box
ford; surname
summertime; sky, heaven
to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated)
to look into; to impeach, to charge
harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
river, stream; the Yellow river
rumble, explosion, blast
a clear deep pool of water
to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
suddenly, abruptly; to neglect
arc, crescent; wooden bow
fox
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
a wooded hill
to rely on; to presume; father (formal)
to bale out; to irrigate
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
talk, speech; language, dialect
bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop