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to abandon, to throw away; to fling, to toss
to roar
kitchen; cooking, cuisine
a species of deer found in northern China
bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
to spit at
belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect
cape, robe, skirt
ardent, eager; impulsive, bold
to impeach; to criticize
friend; companion
clay; unburnt earthenware
to wear; to split, to crack
fox cub
loquat tree
kohlrabi
poor, needy, impoverished; lacking
to lean on; to rely on
plain; level ground
to roar
apple; duckweed, Artemisia
slope, hillside, embankment
to anchor; to moor
to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water
to compel, to force; pressing, urgent
to spit out
wife
his, her, its, their; that
strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road
only, just, simply; one of a pair; an earth god
to pray, to entreat, to beseech
to cry, to sob, to weep
stern; wise
awl; a tool for boring holes
to clamp, to pin down, to tie down
shallow, superficial
the area between the waist and hips
to kill, to slay; to wound, to injure
to support
gun, rife; lance, spear
to stir-fry; to cook in sauce
emigrant; to sojourn
concubine
afraid, lacking in courage
surname
blue
nature's color; blue, green, black; young
Indian mallow
a moment; a unit of area equal to 100 mu
vast, lofty, high; vault, dome, arch
alone, desolate; without friends or family
to float, to swim, to wade
to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched
to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
to expound, to explain, to comment on
bond, certificate, deed; ticket; contract
acetylene
a round bin for storing grain
dog meat
lush, luxuriant; ordered, sequential; the passage of time
breast, nipples; milk; to suckle
protein
soft, pliable, flexible; weak
a handle for a tool
if, supposing, assuming; similar
three (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
mourning; mourn; funeral
temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake
to slander, to ridicule; to go slowly; graceful
rush or straw matting
shirt, robe, jacket, gown