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Lesson 18 Flashcards

1
Q

garment

A

衣

top hat and folds show a pictographic representation of a garment.

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2
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tailor

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裁

garments specially tailored for thanksgiving celebrations to look like traditional pilgrims.

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attire

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装

a turtle samurai sweater is perfect evening attire for TMNT

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4
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back

A

裏

an innocent looking top hat and scarf however turn them over to look at the back and find a hidden computer.

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5
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demolition

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壊

a garment so fine it can pass through the eye of a needle. perfect for a poltergeist who brushes its robes against a nearby block of apartments and completely demolishes them.

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6
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pathetic

A

哀

a drunken sod in a tattered to hat and soiled silk scarf with a giant mouth guzzling something or other gives us a pathetic character.

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7
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distant

A

遠

a distant figure on the road is such a blur it looks like a lidded rock wearing a silk scarf

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8
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monkey

A

猿

the clever little monkey has captured an entire pack of wild dogs, locked them in a lidded crock and wrapped the whole thing up in a silk scarf to present to a dogcatcher.

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9
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first time

A

初

use can only use cloak and dagger techniques the first time on someone before they learn.

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10
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towel

A

巾

this depicts a bolt of cloth wrapped around a pole.

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11
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linen

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布

the maid, towels by her side, distribute the linen.

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12
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sail

A

帆

a sail made of a towel makes a mediocre vessel

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13
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hanging scroll

A

幅

a towel owned by the wealthiest tycoon in the world is made into a hanging scroll after his death and auctioned off to the highest bidder.

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14
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cap

A

帽

because of the risk involved of getting the sun in one’s eye, one puts together a makeshift cap out of a dirty old towel.

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15
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curtain

A

幕

a dirty towel draped over the entrance to the old graveyard is painted to look like the curtain of death that leads to the other world

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16
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canopy

A

幌

a large towel stretched overhead with only a few of the sun’s rays breaking through represents a canopy over one’s bed.

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17
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brocade

A

錦

a strip of white towel and some scraps of metal have the makings of a primitive brocade.

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18
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market

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市

dressed in nothing but a bath towel and top hat one sets off to the market in search of bargains.

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19
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persimmon

A

柿

market set around an immense persimmon tree.

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20
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elder sister

A

姉

it is the elder sister who has the responsibility to go to the market and get the shopping for the family.

21
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lungs

A

肺

one is surprised walking through the market to find amongst the meats being sold, some lungs.

22
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sash

A

帯

the part of an apron where one finds the buckle is the sash.

23
Q

stagnate

A

滞

people that have been ‘sashed’ to something for too long become like water that has stopped moving and stagnate.

24
Q

thorn

A

刺

thorns grow on a bush here that has wrapped itself around a tree like a belt cutting into the poor tree like sabres.

25
Q

system

A

制

a unique system for leading cows to the slaughter’s sabre, one ties a belt about their waist and fixes the belt to an overhead cable, pulling the cow up into the air where it hangs suspended and helpless.

26
Q

made in…

A

製

a made in sticker is systemisation of the garment industry.

27
Q

revolve

A

転

as the wheels of a car revolves they kick up small rising clouds of dust and debris behind them.

28
Q

technique

A

芸

the secret technique of making a rising cloud of smoke turn into a bouquet of flowers is shown here.

29
Q

rain

A

雨

complex pictograph of rain waiting in a cloud in the sky to fall.

30
Q

cloud

A

雲

clouds form by small clouds of vapours rising up and collecting in clouds ready to dump their rain back on the ground.

31
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cloudy weather

A

曇

when the sun is covered by clouds it’s cloudy weather.

32
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thunder

A

雷

the full rumble and roar and terror of thunder is best felt not with your head tucked under your pillow safe in bed but out in the open rice field where you get the real feel of the weather.

33
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frost

A

霜

frost is a cooperative venture of the malevolent forces of weather who sit around a conference table and let a little moister fall before a big freeze.

34
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winter

A

冬

walking legs slipping on ice, a sure sign of winter.

35
Q

heavens

A

天

a great man in the sky, lord in heavens.

primitive can mean either the heaven of eternal bliss or the general term for sky (heavens) when the top stroke is reversed it shall have the meaning of witch.

36
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bewitched

A

妖

you are bewitched by a woman who is of course a witch

37
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irrigate

A

沃

suffering from drought the farmers call on a witch to summon water to irrigate their crops.

38
Q

bridge

A

橋

the bridge shown here is made of tress in their natural form except that the trunks have been carved into the form of angels.

39
Q

attractive

A

嬌

attractive women play angels in movies.

40
Q

stand up

A

立

this picture shows a vase standing up.

used as a primitive it can also mean vase or something standing up that is normally lying down or standing in an unusual way.

41
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cry

A

泣

one cries and cries until one is standing knee deep in water.

42
Q

badge

A

章

imagine a club badge pinned to your lapel in the form of a mammoth sunflower protruding from a wee little vase.

43
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vie

A

競

two teenagers here standing up to one another vying for attention of their peers.

44
Q

sovereign

A

帝

uncommon picture of a sovereign standing up in his apron on request of his sovereign (queen) to help with he dishes.

45
Q

renunciation

A

諦

wisdom and clarity of mind (renunciation) in knowing when to let go this is what makes the words of acquiescence sovereign

46
Q

juvenile

A

童

this shows an image of a juvenile hacker standing on top of a computer, or rather jumping up and down on it, because it refused to come up with the right answer.

47
Q

pupil

A

瞳

apple of ones eye becomes juvenile of ones eye. pun on double meaning of pupil (here means the part of the eye)

48
Q

bell

A

鐘

this bell is made of cheap metal and so badly made that when you ring it, it lets out a noise like the bellowing of juveniles who aren’t getting their way.

49
Q

make a deal

A

商

see the peddler standing atop his motorcycle helmet as if it were a soapbox, hawking his wares to passerby. the legs and mouth represent the tools of the trade of making a deal any way you can.

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