804-1003 Flashcards

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804婆old woman

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An old woman is seen here as a woman with waves (i.e. wrinkles, creases).

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805披expose

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You expose holes in a pelt by passing your fingers through them and wiggling them on the other side. The sense of the kanji here is to reveal something that was hidden, to make known, to open your heart (thus revealing it, exposing it to others), express your opinion, etc.

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806破rend

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Before the invention of scissors or knives, sharp STONES were used to REND PELTs, so that caveman designers could complete new styles for the upcoming year.

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807被incur

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A #cloak# of fur (#pelt#) will * incur* the wrath of animal lovers.

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808残remainder

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The remainder of the bones have been thrown from the float (for the dogs maybe, at the end of the parade).

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809殉martyrdom

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Think of the early Christian martyrs who suffered martyrdom because of their faith. See them held in cells for 10 days (a decameron) before being fed to the lions. They appear before the chanting Roman crowds as bones to be devoured. Think of what was leftover after the lions finished them off….nothing, not even a pile of bones to bury.

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810殊particularly

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A t-bone steak is vermilion - particularly if served rare.

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811殖augment

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Advertisement for Breast Implants – Tired of nights all alone? Want to get boned straightaway? AUGMENT your breasts and all your troubles will be solved!

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812列file

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A line of skeletal warriors, all armed with sabers.

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813裂split

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They tried issuing the skeleton warriors with proper garments to wear, but they kept getting split by the sharp bones or by their sabres. In the end, it was decided they look scarier naked anyway.

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814烈ardent

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The nazis were ardent believers in the master arian race, see them marching everyone else into the oven fires, single file.

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815死death

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Worst thing that can happen after your death is someone eating your BONES with a SPOON

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816葬interment

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•ritual of interring or burying•The simple form of INTERNMENT; the DEATH is covered with FLOWERS, you are two people using both HANDS to INTERNMENT the death.

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817瞬wink

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What a dilemna, you wore SUNGLASSES over your EYES when you went to the BIRDHOUSE so you wouldn’t be recognized - but now you can’t WINK at the girl you want!

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818耳ear

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Pictograph if ear.

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819取take

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You TAKE someone in their EAR and CROTCH, maybe your’re trying to punish them.

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820趣gist

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•the central idea, the essence•You RUN after someone, takes them (in the ear and crotch) and ask then: “what was the GIST of that comment?”

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821最utmost

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You should take the UTMOST care of your SKIN when TAKING in the sun.

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822撮snapshot

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Take the utmost care that you don’t have your finger in the way when you take a snapshot.

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823恥shame

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This surgeon brought SHAME onto himself and his profession: under an operation, he placed the EAR where the HEART was supposed to be, and vice versa.

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824職post

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Worst post in history: quality checker at the kazoo factory. Imagine the toll on your ears!

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825聖holy

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A holy man hears with his ears before he speaks with his mouth, which places him higher than a king in people’s esteem.

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826敢daring

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See that EAR spiked (NAIL) over there? It’s the EAR of someone who were DARING the TASKMASTER.

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827聴listen

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I promise to use my ear to do nothing but listen … stick a needle in my eye, cross my heart and hope to die! (Intentionally said backwards to get the order of the primitives correct)

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828懐pocket

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(re: taijuando) When you are in New York City you have to be alert, i.e. in the “New York State of Mind”: you need ten eyes to make sure no one will go through your garments and pick your pockets

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829慢ridicule

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The monks are RIDICULING the monk who sat down in the MANDALA and got his CROTCH printed. The RIDICULING STATE OF MIND were not suitable for monks, so they all reached for their MIND switch to get back to normal.•Mandala• a pupil with the sun was painted on the temple’s floor, and a monk sat down and for his CROTCH full of the painting.

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830漫loose

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This magic WATER (imagine a Disney movie where the water dances), LOOSENS the MANDALA on the floor and brings it back where it came from; bucket of paint

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831買buy

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This one-eyed freakish SHELL buys another EYE and out it sideways on top of the other.

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832置placement

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Working in retail you learn the placement of any item should be at eye level so it’s seen straightaway

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833罰penalty

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In a soccer game, the game is paused when a player broke the rule of the game. Whole everyone is watching (their eye), the referee gives the player a short SPEECH and execute the PENALTY with a SABER.

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834寧rather

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You’re asked by an interrogator: “Would you RATHER have your HEART sent home to your house or one of your EYES on a SPIKE?”

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835濁voiced

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My EYES WATERED when I got an INSECT BOUND UP in my throat, and all my consanants became VOICED. ブッキング インシェクト。。。

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836環ring

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The right side shows us the EYE of Sauron watching over the land; but under the CEILING, we have the fellowship represented by the MOUTH of Gollum (my precious) and Pippin’s SCARF. There’s a JEWEL on a nice RING as this of course.

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837還send back

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This is the WAY that Sam and Frodo take to SEND BACK the RING to Mount Doom.

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838夫husband

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There is one large man in the family; the husband…

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839扶aid

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In Homer Simpsons’ house, the first aid kit is usually used for when he smashes his fingers trying to build something (there are countless Simpsons episodes you can draw from for this).

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840渓mountain stream

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The Simpsons are on vacation. Homer stops to take a leak in a #mountain stream# but gets snatched by an eagle. Hear his scream?

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841規standard

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In the male-dominated world of yesterday, the husband’s way of seeing things was considered the standard point of view. Women who dared to disagree were frowned upon.

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842替exchange

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Marge’s dream: to exchange Homer for another husband for just one day.

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843賛approve

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Out of two potential husbands, which would you approve of? Well, the one with shells (money) of course!!!

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844潜submerge

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When a submarine or similar vessel SUBMERGES an EXCHANGE of air for WATER takes place in special compartments.

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845失lose

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The drop falling here is the husband’s toupee… he’s already #lost# his hair once, now he’s #losing# it again. Such is life, I suppose.

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846鉄iron

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Iron is a* metal* that gradually becomes lost due to oxidation and rust.

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847迭alternate

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Something is DROPPED on the ROAD (maybe from a truck), so that you have to take an ALTERNATE route.

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848臣retainer

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Retainer: a servant, especially one who has worked for a person or familly for a long time.Now, if you imagine looking at a retainer (e.g. Igor) from top, you see how he is bending his head (middle rectange) between his two shoulders as he offers something with his two hands (upper and lower lines) to his master.

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849姫princess

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Princess Leia becomes Jabba’s slave (“princess Leia is a woman slave”).

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850蔵storehouse

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The #storehouse# is overgrown with slaves. The slaves are to be sold in the store, to differentiate from a warehouse, which doesn’t have the word “store” in it.

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851臓entrails

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The ENTRAILS, maybe of the same slaves as in the previous frame, is taken out and put in some hideaway STOREHOUSE, making it a part of the BODY-STOREHOUSE.

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852賢intelligent

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The SLAVE who is INTELLIGENT enough to use her CROTCH in the right way, might be able to make some extra SHELL-MONEY.

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853堅strict

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These SLAVES works under one of the STRICTEST employers in the area; if they get as much as some DIRT on their CROTCH they’ll face punishment.

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854臨look to

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This SLAVE LOOKS TO the future, where she reclines on a comfortable bed, just one of the many GOODS she will have.

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855覧perusal

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•examine with detail•“Please come in and make a PERUSAL of all my SLAVES LYING on the FLOOR. Tell me if you SEE anyone you like.

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856巨gigantic

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Depicts a GIGANTIC “pop eye” which accounts for it’s shape.

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857拒repel

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Having gigantic fingers is useful to repel insects. You can swat them away a lot easier!

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858力power

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With a little imagination, one can see a muscle in this simple two stroke character meaning POWER

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859男man

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This is the male working at the RICE-FIELD as he has more POWER than the woman.

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860労labor

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Those jocks who always tried to show their muscles in the schoolhouse are now the ones out there doing manual labor jobs while we sit here and learn Japanese. Ha!

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861募recruit

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WANTED: Hardworking GRAVEYARD diggers. Must have 6 months experience with POWERFUL muscles as will be working in South Africa burying deceased elephants.

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862劣inferiority

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I have an inferiority complex because I have fewer muscles than everyone else at the gym. They all look like Macho Man Randy Savage (power) to me.

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863功achievement

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The great #achievement#s of humankind, were crafts completed by muscle power: the pyramids, the Eiffel tower, etc.

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864勧persuade

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Only the #power#ful can persuade #Pegasus# to let them ride her.

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865努toil

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•hard and continuous work•Hundreds of GUYS TOILed their POWER and MUSCLES for years, building the pyramids.

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866励encourage

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A TV show has gathered TEN THOUSAND body builders to lift a CLIFF, and the MC (the TV host) tries to ENCOURAGE the body-builders, showing his MUSCLES in front of them.

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867加add

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A more appropriate MOUTH is ADDED to this MUSCLE-man, hoping he will stop swearing and be more appropriate on TV.

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868賀congratulations

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When someone at work gets married, you pass around an envelope to which you add some money and a card which you sign with your congratulations

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869架erect

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Instant wood. Just add Viagra.

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870脇armpit

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The PART OF THE BODY on the flank, where the triceps is attached, is the ARMPIT.

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871脅threaten

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Compare the primitive positions of {870} and {871}. When your triceps rest alongside your body, they fit snugly against your #armpit#. When you hold them above your body, however, your posture becomes quite threatening.

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872協co-

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The nurse; if you just CO-operate, the NEEDLE in your TRICEPS will not hurt.

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873行going

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By joining the four strokes, you should get a picture of the front current if a river, the steam trailing behind. Hence the character for GOING.

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874律rhythm

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Someone is writing kanji down a COLUMN, the BRUSH going steadily down in a RHYTHM.

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875復restore

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Before going all the way to the Boss in a Final Fantasy game, you should probably double back to save at a restore point.

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876得gain

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To gain more knowledge of what’s goin on in the world I’m reading column after column of articles in the newspapers, and it takes so much time I’m glued to it till nightbreak

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877従accompany

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I’m going to accompany the horny girl to her room so I can “mend” her.

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878徒junior

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The junior employee is always RUNNING around GOING here and there for his superiors.

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879待wait

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A line queued up outside the Buddhist temple, #waiting# to see the shrine on New Year’s Day.

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880往journey

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On the JOURNEY of the fellowship, they go through a hall of COLUMNS, only guided by some CANDLESTICKS.

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881征subjugate

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America seeks to GO and CORRECT other nations. But really what they do is subjugate them…

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882径diameter

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Suggestion: Replace “spool” with “toilet paper/roll”. Reasons: (1) Toilet paper/roll usually comes on a spool. (2) Toilet paper is used to clean the soil off your crotch. Story: Measure the diameter of a column (maybe Nelson’s Column in London?) using a roll of toilet paper. Spool also appears in {715}, {716}, {717}, {1360}

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883彼he

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What’s the main difference between a he and a she? The he has a column covered in a pelt… a penis. Badum-ching.

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884役duty

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Heard in the military: your DUTY is to go fire those nuclear MISSILES! GOGOFIFIFIFOOF

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885徳benevolence

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hearkening back to the kanji for LISTEN… Benevolence is a good listener who is willing to go the distance to help.

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886徹penetrate

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The taskmistress in a moment of weakness allowed the man’s column to penetrate her. As punishment he was made to bring up their infant.

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887徴indications

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If you see a column of kings being marched up the mountain under a taskmaster’s whip… indications are, there has been a coup.

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888懲penal

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Judge: You will serve a penal sentence until indications show you have a heart.

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889微delicate

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We’re going up the mountain announces the taskmaster. Anyone with legs too delicate must stay behind

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890街boulevard

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This is maybe Harvard Boulevard, a boulevard with IVY on the sides (and Harvard is in the IVY league)

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891衡equilibrium

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•a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced• This St. Bernard strolling down the BOULEVARD with a BOUND of BRAINS is telling us that the war between the mafias are now back to EQUILIBRIUM.

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892稿draft

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As the WHEAT is growing TALL, some farmer is making a DRAFT of how to harvest and store the crops.

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893稼earnings

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Your #earnings# allow you to bring home your daily bread (made of wheat, naturally).

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894程extent

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This modern farmer has an LCD DISPLAY which shows to what EXTENT WHEAT has grown.

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895税tax

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This is an easy one. Taxes is like the devil taking away your hard earned wheat.

93
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896稚immature

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Immature# turkeys are stuffed with wheat to make it look bigger.

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897和harmony

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The first step to harmony is having enough wheat to feed every mouth in the world. Once we are all fed it is easier to get a long in harmony.

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898移shift

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A whole lot of WHEAT (many) is SHIFTED from one silo to the other.

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899秒second

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Some Japanese manager stands with his stopwatch measuring how many sheaf of WHEAT his team can process in a second. His result: too FEW!

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900秋autumn

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Some farmers still BURN the WHEAT stubbles in the AUTUMN, after the harvest.

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901愁distress

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Some people with SEASONAL mood disorder feels DISTRESS in their HEART when the AUTUMN comes and the long dark days are awaiting.

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902私private

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Putting WHEAT in your ELBOWS, making it PRIVATE to only to you.

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903秩regularity

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think of REGULARITY in terms of bowel movements. Enough WHEAT in your diet will help your DROPS with improved REGULARITY.

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904秘secret

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the prize at the bottom of a cereal box is invariably a secret decoder ring.

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905称appellation

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Taking appellation to mean the act of naming, we have the little baby superman reclining in the space craft that landed in a wheat field. Mr. and Mrs. Kent look down and decide to call him Clark. (I also thought of Jesus but he was born in a barn full of hay not wheat)

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906利profit

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The WHEAT farmer buys a new SABER from the WHEAT PROFIT, maybe a SABER enabling him to make even more PROFIT.

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907梨pear tree

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The Japanese PEAR TREE is one of the export products that yields the most PROFIT in JAPAN.

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908穫harvest

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The harvest of genetically modified crops is taken onboard the Greenpeace vessel (see the flower vessel in {護}).

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909穂ear of a plant

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The pilgrims only had wheat, so they asked the Indians to do them a favor and trade them for some #ears# of corn.

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910稲rice plant

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The rice plant is common in Japan because all the wheat was eaten by vultures in the olden times.

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911香incense

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If you hold a magnifying glass under a sack of WHEAT so the SUN gets extra strong, it will eventually start to burn like incense.

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912季seasons

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There’s a season for planting wheat and there’s mating season for having children.

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913委committee

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Female WHEAT farmers decide to create a COMMITTEE, which they fittingly name “The WHEAT WOMEN COMMITTEE.”

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914秀excel

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You spend three hours putting all of your wheat sale transaction records into #Microsoft Excel#, when suddenly it crashes, so you put your fist through the monitor.

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915透transparent

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When using Excel on the ROAD (while driving) a TRANSPARENT screen might be needed to also follow the road.

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916誘entice

A

Word and Excel somehow manage to entice people to use them, despite their plethora of bugs.

114
Q

917穀cereals

A

A SAMURAI goes to the store and buys a CEREAL named “Golden Crown Wheat”, in which he later finds a MISSILE toy that he can play with.

115
Q

918菌germ

A

An unidentified GERM has been found in some WHEAT, which is now PENT in to protect the life of other FLOWERS.

116
Q

919米rice

A

Pictograph of a number of grains of rice lying to make a star.

117
Q

920粉flour

A

Parts of rice gives us RICE FLOUR

118
Q

921粘sticky

A

This is another way of fortune telling – throw sticky rice against the wall, and look for the message in whatever sticks.

119
Q

922粒grains

A

RICE GRAINS inside a VASE is just like a maracas when shaking it.

120
Q

923粧cosmetics

A

A CAVEman is mixing RICE from the outside with the SOIL inside his CAVE, and later claiming he has a special SOIL that can be used for COSMETICS.

121
Q

924迷astray

A

The road that the USA is heading down is, well… let’s just say that they’re astray…

122
Q

925粋chic

A

In extremely chic restaurants, you have to pay 90 bucks for a bowl of rice.

123
Q

926糧provisions

A

Imagine Japanese army provisions like obentou boxes, always containing the same quantity of rice. (thanks darg_sama, emphasizing quantity and the nuance of food “rations”, “food supply”: the kanji also appears in “military provisions” and “army rice”)

124
Q

927菊chrysanthemum

A

Chrysanthemum# flower consists of many tiny petals, just like many rice grains bound up together.

125
Q

928奥core

A

in the innermost core of the house the wife keeps the rice, well penned in and guarded by a st bernards dog

126
Q

929数number

A

The TASKMASTER has asked his servant to always keep him updated in the NUMBER of RICE and WOMAN available to him…

127
Q

930楼watchtower

A

From a TREE functioning as a WATCH TOWER, someone is keeping track if the number of RICE and WOMAN.

128
Q

931類sort

A

Note this character means sort in the sense of what kind, I believe a better keyword would be “variety” and this character does appear in some dictionaries with the primary meaning as variety, my story: I’m in a Chinese restaurant and the waiter says “What sort of rice would you like with your dog head?”

129
Q

932漆lacquer

A

LACQUER is a type of WATERY type of liquid used to protect items made from TREES, sort of an UMBRELLA of protection. So protective, you can carry around RICE in the LACQUERED, WOODEN product.

130
Q

933様Esq.

A

•the abbreviation Esq. will help associate this character with the honorific form of address to which it belongs.• This ESQUIRE is given a WOODEN SHEEP with GRAINS of RICE illustrating the wool as a gift.

131
Q

934求request

A

A beggar asks for you if you can spare a few grains of rice, after you refuse you find him pointing an arrowhead at your throat. “That wasn’t a request.”

132
Q

935球ball

A

A new BALL is REQUESTED. After the previous one was smashed outside the stadium.

133
Q

936救salvation

A

For salvation you have to request forgiveness from God (the ultimate taskmaster)

134
Q

937竹bamboo

A

Bamboo grows upwards, like a straight NAIL, and at each stage if it’s growth (which legend associates with the arrival if the new moon) there is a jointed rootstock (the first stroke). Two such bamboo stalks are pictured here.

135
Q

938笑laugh

A

When the people tried to build a tower of bamboo to reach the heavens, the gods just #laughed# and #laughed#.

136
Q

939笠bamboo hat

A

The bamboo vase was beautifully crafted, but the tourist didn’t know what it was and wore it as a little bamboo hat.

137
Q

940笹bamboo grass

A

BAMBOO has been used by GENERATIONS of Hapanese to put flavor to certain dishes.

138
Q

941筋muscle

A

Arnold or someone else shows the POWER if his MUSCLES by twinning a bunch of BAMBOOS around his BODY.

139
Q

942箱box

A

the best kind of BOX is made from BAMBOO sticks that are INTER-laced to make it air tight. Just picture such a box and you’ve mastered this kanji

140
Q

943筆writing brush

A

Bamboo is the best material from which to make a brush if you want it to be a writing brush.

141
Q

944筒cylinder

A

Seriously, all BAMBOO sticks look the SAME, just long CYLINDERS. Should the story be more complicated?

142
Q

945等etc.

A

The Bamboo Buddhist Temple has bamboo buddhas, bamboo buildings, bamboo benches, bamboo beds, bamboo bowls, etc. etc. etc.

143
Q

946算calculate

A

Before the time of digital #calculators#, people used old school #calculators# made of bamboo (abacus). It’s not as easy as a #calculator#, but you don’t need any batteries either. All you need are your eyes and your two hands.

144
Q

947答solution

A

We have found a SOLUTION to the BAMBOO problem: let’s just get rid if all the BAMBOO that don’t FIT.

145
Q

948策scheme

A

Some northern county, maybe island, has a SCHEME to make the country seem more tropical and thus attract more tourists: BELT BAMBOOS outside trees, making it look like palms instead if normal trees.

146
Q

949簿register

A

An ACUPUNCTURIST who’s using BAMBOO stalks instead of flower stalks to DILUTE the patient, is about to be REGISTERED in the national ACUPUNCTURIST REGISTER (but it’s in jeopardy, just imagine all the water flowing through the bamboo stems)

147
Q

950築fabricate

A

Not having any real BAMBOOS, ikea Is trying to make this BAMBOO chair out of normal TREES, making the whole CRAFT-WORK very MEDIOCREInvent with deceitful intent

148
Q

951人person

A

入るis someone walking inwards and 人is someone walking outwards.

149
Q

952佐assistant

A

Mr T’s assistant is on his left. Why? Because Mr T has this bad habit of suddenly extending his right arm (what with all the boxing that he did), and his assistant got inadvertently punched in the face more than once (ouch). So now his assistant is always to his left side, much safer - “Stay on my left, foo!”

150
Q

953但however

A

However drunk Mr T is when he comes back to his place, he always get up at nightbreak. “I pity da foo who gets up after nightbreak !”, says Mr. T.

151
Q

954住dwell

A

When Mr T shows people round his #dwelling# he takes a big candlestick (with a candle in it!) so that the light shows off his collection of bling bling jewellery

152
Q

955位rank

A

Mr. T ranks high with the ladies because his…ahem…is always standing up. “I pity da poor fool whose tool be lying down on the job.”

153
Q

956仲go-between

A

When negotiating a hostage situation, Mr. T acted as the go-between, or person in the middle, for law enforcement and the terrorist.

154
Q

957体body

A

Mister T works out his body (body-building), using two piles of books (i.e. an exercise that can be done at home with two chairs, similar to push-ups but working mostly the shoulders, trapezius and triceps).

155
Q

958悠remote

A

Mr. T ventured out into a remote area to visit with his wise, old taskmaster who must use a walking stick to get around and originally gave Mr. T the heart to fight crime for the good of the community.

156
Q

959件affair

A

Note: this kanji refers to event or case.Current Affair headline: Mr. T has affair with cow. “It’s only animal ‘man’ enough for me”.

157
Q

960仕attend

A

Back in the day, a person who stands beside a samurai is usually #attend#ing to them or# work#ing for them.

158
Q

961他other

A

It’s one or the #other#: fight Mr. T, or be thrown into the scorpion pit.

159
Q

962伏prostrated

A

Don’t need a silly story for this one: prostration is when a person puts themselves in a low position like a dog, as an extreme gesture of humility.

160
Q

963伝transmit

A

Mister T transmits a message with rising clouds (smoke) signals, to a nearby American Indian tribe. The smoke signals spell : “I p-i-t-y y-o-u f-o-o !”.

161
Q

964仏Buddha

A

Mr. T says, “I ain’t afraid o’ no foo! I’ll give anyone an elbow to the face, I don’t care if it’s Buddha himself!”

162
Q

965休rest

A

Mr T resting by a tree

163
Q

966仮provisional

A

Mr. T is anti anything provisional. “I pity da foo’ who’s so indecisive that he can’t make nothin’ permanent”.

164
Q

967伯chief

A

If Mr T was white I am sure he would have been commander in chief of the USA, he just the sort of clown Americans love to vote for. (NB: I tried with the indian chief motif but kept adding feathers by mistake)

165
Q

968俗vulgar

A

Mr. T says, “Don’t be like them valley girls, always speaking vulgar language and acting all vulgar! They ain’t nothing but foos!”

166
Q

969信faith

A

Mr. T has faith in the Word of God. (Image: Mr. T kneeling and prayering in front of a bible. “Pity me, fool.”).

167
Q

970佳excellent

A

Mr T wants to go to an excellent school, so he enrolls in Harvard, an ivy-league school.

168
Q

971依reliant

A

Mr T is reliant (depends on) on his garment (the gold chains).

169
Q

972例example

A

When Mr. T. wants to make an example out of a group of people, he lines them up all single file and knocks them all out with one punch!

170
Q

973個individual

A

Mr. T is a hardened individual.

171
Q

974健healthy

A

Mr. T in a public service announcement yells, “I’m #healthy# because every day I build a food pyramid, foo!”

172
Q

975側side

A

Mr. T rulezzz! I am on his side!

173
Q

976侍waiter

A

Mr. T infiltrates the secret samurai Buddhist temple as a #waiter# with a tray of green tea. (Careful: {仕}).

174
Q

977停halt

A

“Halt fool” - Mr T acting as a bouncer at the pavillion

175
Q

978値price

A

Mr. T (person) tells the used car salesman to tell him the real price straight away, and when he doesn’t he throws him through the windshield

176
Q

979倣emulate

A

Mr T downloads an #emulat#or so that he can play his favorite game, Pokemon. He plays for a different reason, though - he hates to see them poor little foos in the ball so he spends his entire time setting them free.

177
Q

980倒overthrow

A

The A-Team are planning to overthrow the government. However, they can’t do a damn thing until Mr T arrives.

178
Q

981偵spy

A

Mr. T is a terrible #spy#. He walks around upright. “Why should I hide?! I’ve got nothing to be ashamed of!”

179
Q

982僧Buddhist priest

A

Mr. T and the artist formerly known as Prince, who by the way is a buddhist, want to form a new heavy metal band. Instead of “Judas Priest” they will be called “#Buddhist Priest#”

180
Q

983億hundred million

A

Mr. T has an clear idea of what he would do if he ever got hundred million dollar. (I guess it would be a enormous gold chain !)

181
Q

984儀ceremony

A

Mr. T is the master of ceremonies because he is a righteous dude

182
Q

985償reparation

A

Mr. T says, “This ain’t no prize, foo! This is #reparations# for slavery!”

183
Q

986仙hermit

A

A HERMIT is a PERSON who lives in the MOUNTAINS.

184
Q

987催sponsor

A

And now a word from our sponsor. We see Mr. T, doing a sort of George Foreman thing, grilling Mountain Turkeys. “I pity da foo who don’t have a Mr. T grill!”

185
Q

988仁humanity

A

Mr. T shows his humanity by giving two bucks to every homeless person he sees.

186
Q

989侮scorn

A

People full of scorn tend to hate every person (including themselves)

187
Q

990使use

A

Mr. T #uses# the officer as a punching bag.

188
Q

991便convenience

A

Mr. T loves the #convenience# of the new konbini. Not only does it stay open even if it grows late, they have brand new toilets, and a Post Office!

189
Q

992倍double

A

If you MUZZLE MR.T, prepare for DOUBLE trouble!

190
Q

993優tenderness

A

Someone can’t be melancholy for long if just one person treats them with a little tenderness.

191
Q

994伐fell

A

At a fiesta, Mr. T tries to knock down a large pinata, but in his overly enthusiastic swings to get “the sucka,” he actually FELLS the tree the piñata is hanging from, crushing some party goers. “I pity da fools who got crushed by my FELLED tree!”

192
Q

995宿inn

A

The Toyoko Inn can house 100 people or 1 Mr. T

193
Q

996傷wound

A

Mr. T gets #wound#ed by reclining on his piggy bank.

194
Q

997保protect

A

Mr. T opens his mouth from the top of the tree saying “I pitty da foo who don’t protect the trees!”

195
Q

998褒praise

A

Mr. T is praised for his protecting of the trees by being given a top hat and scarf which he wears over his mohawk and chains, respectively.

196
Q

999傑greatness

A

My wise person says greatness does not come from wearing shades (sunglasses) but from planting trees to shade everyone.

197
Q

1000付adhere

A

If a PERSON ADHERES to something, they stick to it like GLUE.

198
Q

1001符token

A

You’re in a bar in a so-called paradise, and the barkeeper gives you something looking like remains of BAMBOO probably stuck together with a ROLL OF STICKY TAPE. “Please take this as a token of our friendship”

199
Q

1002府municipality

A

•a city it town that had corporate status and local government• As the government office has a big nail to use, the municipality office (in the cave next door) has nothing to use but a ROLL OF STICKY TAPE to organize their paper.

200
Q

1003任responsibility

A

It is always Mr. T’s responsibility to be the porter and carry around everyone’s luggage because he’s so strong.