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dirty, filthy, muddy, turbid
saliva
bright, luminous; glorious
to burn, to blaze; splendid; intense
dot, point, speck
bright, brilliant; clear; hot
to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense
cannon, artillery
china, stoneware
soot
carbon, charcoal, coal
to glitter, to shine; to show off, to flaunt
to explode; to fry in oil; to scald
to illuminate, to light up; to reflect
candle wick; incense
to simmer, to cook over a slow fire
overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
to sparkle, to shine, to glitter
hydrocarbon
to balance, to fit; balanced, suitable
to lead on to; then, therefore, as a consequence
to butt, to gore; to resist
cow, steer
to prop up
to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
sacrificial animal; domestic animal
alone, independent, only, single, solitary
vicious, fierce, cruel
cunning, deceitful, treacherous
sly, cunning, crafty
the common marmoset
lion
winter hunting; a hunting dog; an imperial tour
monkey
narrow, limited; narrow-minded
prison, jail; case; lawsuit
fierce-looking, ferocious
glass
tortoise shell
character flaw; a flaw in a gem
the tinkling of jewelry
enamel, cloissoné
an ornament attached to a woman's hairpin
two gems mounted together
an inferior kind of jade
the tinkling of jewelry
alabaster; a jade-like stone
amber
coral
a treasure, a precious thing; rare, valuable
Roman roof tiles; a long-necked jar
considerably; very, extremely; a great extent
"there is no need"
field; farm
to fill; a roll of cloth
boundary, limit; domain; society, the world
a drain between fields, irrigation; to flow
to till, to cultivate; to hunt
dry field (as opposed to a paddy); used in Japanese names
fear, dread, awe, reverence
scar, cicatrix; birthmark
boil, tumor; wound, sore
crazy, insane, mentally ill
scabies; to itch
scrofulous swellings or lumps
epidemic, plague, pestilence
wart, tumor, papule, goiter
clonic convulsions
10th heavenly stem
to follow, to comply with
royal, imperial; ruler, superior