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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-01-16

LESSON 01

0001

一

one

one line.

[Image: 2709555496ef0e3e5f88mn8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkumm/2709555496/

0002

二

two

two lines.

[Image: 2241974478a3a62e98afpt1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/2241974478/

0003

三

three

three lines.

[Image: 439775423506f658996wc4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/webponce/439775423/

0004

四

four

a mouth with human legs inside.

[Image: 3488664345c77485ab4md5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiccked/348866434/

0005

五

five

high five.

[Image: 3010942219ffb8b68faeuq1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetruthabout/3010942219/

0006

六

six

eight owns six hats.

[Image: 319981370097f9599f2cia0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/caroslines/3199813700/

0007

七

seven

seven turned upside down.

[Image: 56235039917421727fdb4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/56235039/

0008

八

eight

the volcano hasn't erupted for eight years.

[Image: 59037501d43cdb59d4lv5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncan/59037501/

0009

九

nine

an elaborate letter "n" for nine.

[Image: 1067742143bc9ae93d5bx7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/quasimondo/106774214/

0010

十

ten

tilted roman numeral ten.

[Image: 475371477cf8adb342dgr4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jesperll/475371477/

0011

口

mouth

looks like a mouth.

[Image: 30004107463974a1e3c3dr6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyki_m/3000410746/

0012

日

day

the sun starts the day.

[Image: 3158209041f0a4a8c559pa0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33955224@N08/3158209041/

0013

月

month

the cycle of the moon.

[Image: 2212978720b928c48007ek8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72527902@N00/2212978720/

0014

田

rice field

a rice field divided into four parts.

[Image: 800pxricepaddiesinaizu2ml0.jpg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_Paddies_In_Aizu,_Japan.JPG

0015

目

eye

an eye turned sideways.

[Image: 30801221eb1c8ffab6ar6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/numlok/30801221/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-01-17

LESSON 02

0016

古

old

the old gravestone has ten mouths.

[Image: 338952456ad150415beza6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/noisecollusion/338952456/

0017

吾

I

luckily I don't have five mouths.

[Image: 2630120188f594c71bbdzq4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/twofivethreetwo/2630120188/

0018

冒

risk

an eye directly at the sun is of high risk.

[Image: 871781364e25a8a87a3bjh8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/gee01/871781364/

0019

朋

companion

my companion and I are like two moons side by side.

[Image: 171224425faefaba5acbf3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kt/171224425/

0020

明

bright

the sun and the moon shining together.

[Image: 70225750xh6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/9610484@N05/1121057526/

0021

唱

chant

his mouth chants always when prosperous.

[Image: 30443324401673126f2eax8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/paysage_du_temps/3044332440/

0022

晶

sparkle

a diamond sparkles as brightly as three suns.

[Image: 2864740147a28ff630e4dc6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/eric_album/2864740147/

0023

品

goods

three mouths waiting for the goods to come.

[Image: 320204873256ca964095bql1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/austinevan/3202048732/

0024

呂

spine

spine connects head and body.

[Image: 35524167094e0b38a0pc3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/damclean/35524167/

0025

昌

prosperous

when you are prosperous, you shine as brightly as two suns.

[Image: 14403886d72b9e2860oez5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/framboise/14403886/

0026

早

early

the sun is up early, well before ten.

[Image: 108444506126761068c5yz5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/anthonythomas/1084445061/

0027

旭

rising sun

at 9 am the sun rises.

[Image: 640151954cd9ec668bbzv3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/thepma/640151954/

0028

世

generation

three tens make a generation.

[Image: 4874645426b91a1e302iv0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/aricee/487464542/

0029

胃

stomach

the stomach is the part of the body that digests rice .

[Image: 159455284ae8f396fc7cn4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/rileyroxx/159455284/

0030

旦

nightbreak

the sun rises over the horizon.

[Image: 860622818320080f192ovv7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mcdemoura/860622818/sizes/o/

0031

胆

gall bladder

the gall bladder digests the flesh (meat) before nightbreak.

[Image: 2581636461dd5a1f3ffxv5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/saintmurse/258163646/

0032

亘

span

the sun spans from horizon to horizon in a day.

[Image: 401986952dbb8d496f8kc1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/401986952/

0033

凹

concave

the letter "u" is concavely written.

[Image: 323040628a2e2b2af3bbr6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/trblmkr/323040628/

0034

凸

convex

convex like tetris.

[Image: 3094577576c3c8fa2087uq6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kevygee/3094577576/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-01-17

LESSON 03

0035

旧

olden times

age 18 = olden times.

[Image: 3542547338f74e87cdcjx3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/regoryn/354254733/

0036

自

oneself

point at the drop between your eyes.

[Image: 26231098ec459a5354vd7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/nihonbunka/26231098/

0037

白

white

a white ray is a drop of sun.

[Image: 67612038828f03069c3tw5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kitkaphotogirl/676120388/

0038

百

hundred

one drop of sun is 100 °C.

[Image: 26398032314bd494b69dfq4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mag3737/2639803231/

0039

中

in

a stick in a hole.

[Image: 334487488c1e015303buf1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/emaringolo/334487488/

0040

千

thousand

many drops of ten = thousand.

[Image: 3178219623f2d784f5b8hd5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/evaekeblad/3178219623/

0041

舌

tongue

a tongue permits a mouth to speak a thousand things.

[Image: 2071903601de53f056fbobt1.png]

http://flickr.com/photos/pablo_perez/2071903601/

0042

升

measuring box

is it a thousand or ten? I need my measuring box.

[Image: 22019519736aeac37133mn5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sergiooaf/2201951973/

0043

昇

rise up

when your measuring box has has enough dollars in it to reach the sun your salary has risen up.

[Image: 20766934760d3cc40f6czu3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/2076693476/

0044

丸

round

nine plus a drop rounds off to ten.

[Image: 20090117190106zf5.png]

(made with http://www.tuxpaint.org/ hehe)

0045

寸

measurement

measuring ten out of something, one drop at a time.

[Image: 381205221b64d88ba78ql5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/cat-sidh/381205221/

0046

専

specialty

I measured up the rice field ten times and it became my specialty.

[Image: 800pxnh47nearchunkankadmh8.jpg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:N.H._47_-_Near_Chunkankadai,_Kanyakumari_District.JPG

0047

博

Dr.

ten specialties grants you the title of Dr. with a dot.

[Image: 673212690e856591449zg6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/curt/673212690/

0048

占

fortune telling

using a mouth as a divining rod.

[Image: 243500495725989a3b3arb0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2435004957/

0049

上

above

a magic wand standing on above the floor.

[Image: 1374709987a1e1c674aboj6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/don_exempli/1374709987/

0050

下

below

a magic wand hanging below the ceiling.

[Image: 95711201f753205c9epu6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/snarl/95711201/

0051

卓

eminent

eminent wizards use their magic wands early.

[Image: 25938009563fd75b904eqw3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/7547397@N06/2593800956/

0052

朝

morning

the moon fades in the morning mist.

[Image: 334658838a1c86c94a7jo6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/63543004@N00/334658838/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-01-17

LESSON 04

0053

只

only

an animal with only a mouth and legs.

[Image: 373377433da7194d612fy5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/373377433/

0054

貝

shellfish

Eye thought I saw a shellfish legging it down the beach.

[Image: 3787722355416fb7bbdyi5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mychatham/378772235/

0055

貞

upright

a magic wand is needed to make a clam stand upright.

[Image: 866345788a1cf248392ts0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/robanhk/866345788/

0056

員

employee

an employee has to clam up his mouth if he wants keep the job.

[Image: 302490045075334eb3fhb1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kitakitts/302490045/

0057

見

see

the large eye on human legs sees all.

[Image: 2834559095f04c940c6ewy1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/bredgur/2834559095/

0058

児

newborn babe

in the olden times, a newborn babe came out legs first.

[Image: 276847184805aa9da984eu6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/dark_heart/2768471848/

0059

元

beginning

in the beginning were just two who walked on human legs.

[Image: 31037915166e2be1395eji7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/lospino/3103791516/

0060

頁

page

a shellfish carrying a page balanced on its head.

[Image: 56107224a4120dd201ir9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jacqueline-w/56107224/

0061

頑

stubborn

getting something in the head in the beginning and sticking to it.

[Image: 115401059195dd6a0453nd7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/carquestguy/1154010591/

0062

凡

mediocre

a drop is trapped in a mediocre wind.

[Image: 28462959763d6b5d4258kj6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tiffanybrown76/2846295976/

0063

負

defeat

tied up, the shellfish had to accept defeat.

[Image: 2543673104c4b6fb173dej1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jbhill/2543673104/

0064

万

ten thousand

I bound ten thousand dollars together and hid it under the floor.

[Image: 4954462681e04a6bb55bel0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/modifiedenzyme/495446268/

0065

句

phrase

a bound mouth cannot utter a single phrase.

[Image: 249609877a086312dd3ug8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/assbach/249609877/

0066

肌

texture

the moon's lack of wind preserves its texture.

[Image: 32723573261243827b0nq2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/omar_eduardo/327235732/

0067

旬

decameron

if you bind up ten days, you get a decameron.

[Image: 35566437037b5e2baage1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/rakka/35566437/

0068

勺

ladle

a ladle dropping the last drop out of itself.

[Image: 11538352914bd5fa6deflg7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/blmurch/1153835291/

0069

的

bull's eye

I managed to hit the white bull's eye by throwing my ladle.

[Image: 875845251e6714a97eki4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/duncan/87584525/

0070

首

neck

with horns on oneself, you need a strong neck.

[Image: 3494853123104a27570nh7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/349485312/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-01-18

LESSON 05

0071

乙

fishguts

a hook that pulls out the fishguts.

[Image: 773085408059c08273evr0si8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jeffcapeshop/773085408/

0072

乱

riot

a tongue with a hook can cause a riot.

[Image: 114128270dbf5b497ceqi1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/titoslack/114128270/

0073

直

straightaway

if you get a needle in your eye that is hooked in there, get to a hospital straightaway.

[Image: 2094010135a4930a0dabbms7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/viamoi/2094010135/

0074

具

tool

keep an eye on your tools while you work at the table.

[Image: 552152780aa81e34d1abnc9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/bre/552152780/

0075

真

true

true swiss-army knives are ten tools in one.

[Image: 2735500813a61777f105kh5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/capcase/2735500813/

0076

工

craft

the number two being joined together makes a craft.

[Image: 2372271351abeaa3a085ofk7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ogcodes/2372271351/

0077

左

left

the left side of my brain is for crafts.

[Image: 30639912244b22936b93jo4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/thetruthabout/3063991224/

0078

右

right

the right hand is for putting food in your mouth.

[Image: 284265477c305a9b6aaoz8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ryonedwards/284265477/

0079

有

possess

possessed by the earth's gravity, the moon stays by its side.

[Image: 6986958506407c15f67oug7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/fleur-design/698695850/

0080

賄

bribe

to bribe someone, money is a necessary possession.

[Image: bribekv2.png]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gVZZOVv7RXElPYsAUZ8nNLBH6_2g

0081

貢

tribute

tribute is the craft of raising money.

[Image: 11627320322ca5658b52nr0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/vandan/1162732032/

0082

項

paragraph

the craft of grouping sentences on a page.

[Image: 2841806516d731ecf7c7el6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/cavale/2841806516/

0083

刀

sword

looks like the handle of a sword.

[Image: 2666930332b366b30cebd2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mrsikhnet/266693033/

0084

刃

blade

a drop of blood on the blade of my sword.

[Image: 224814422495fbfafe9dhe5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/awrose/2248144224/

0085

切

cut

seven swords cut better than one.

[Image: 1450958444196b126194oa9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/remcat/1450958444/

0086

召

seduce

to seduce is to make a sword of one's mouth.

[Image: 534828883923b3f2e92ht7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/yuyang226/534828883/

0087

昭

shining

shining is the sun's seduction.

[Image: 148287274f1fbc9113cdn3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/narro/148287274/

0088

則

rule

when you have both money and a sword, you can make the rules.

[Image: 2614531003c34d9a2393fs3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/litherland/2614531003/

0089

副

vice-

the wealthy guy with the sword is the vice-roy.

[Image: 39504335276a390f8d4yh0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/pinkmoose/395043352/

0090

別

separate

the prisoner with the bound mouth was separated from his sabre.

[Image: 2627139432bbd645034cui4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ripdownthetapestries/2627139432/

0091

丁

street

a street with nails on it had best be avoided.

[Image: 27181170422f52f5f9a6mi8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sierraromeo/2718117042/

0092

町

village

actually this means town, one with many streets and rice fields.

[Image: 2527002771b447d984d2rr5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/maong/2527002771/

0093

可

can

I can open my mouth with teeth as sharp as nails.

[Image: 1395821146595f9ccf96jr5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ariffjrs/1395821146/

0094

頂

place on the head

a nail has no place on the head.

[Image: 2494600411e4fe23f56ceg1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/13010608@N02/2494600411/

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LESSON 06

0095

子

child

a ten year old child asks for his ma (top looks a bit like katakana ma).

[Image: 232528007dedd73ad35nb0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/usr_c/232528007/

0096

孔

cavity

when a child falls into a cavity we need a hook to get it out.

[Image: 251502742699166e3a1dmy0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/themensp/2515027426/

0097

了

complete

the child is not complete - he's got no arms.

[Image: 368883419a8ec770e02ft1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/dsevilla/368883419/

0098

女

woman

the woman has her legs crossed.

[Image: 270356277104607bc1eecm7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/teducation/2703562771/

0099

好

fond

a woman is fond of her child.

[Image: 231834141aff4b13e1bgh1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/anna/231834141/

0100

如

likeness

the woman smiled, and her mouth was a likeness of the mona lisa.

[Image: 2355878576044abb8c8byx2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/caribb/2355878576/

0101

母

mama

the two breasts of a mama who breastfeeds.

[Image: 1853834576a0452c8ad7fg0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/goetter/1853834576/

0102

貫

pierce

the sad fate of mama shellfish was to be captured and pierced to make an earring.

[Image: 970262849f285f4f1zi0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mocephus/9702628/

0103

兄

elder brother

my elder brother was basically a mouth on legs when he was a teenager.

[Image: 3148793629173c120f70ug5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/rsgranne/3148793629/

0104

克

overcome

a teenager addicted to heroine must overcome the needle.

[Image: 1565399504f638db205bw7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kritonvisuals/156539950/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-01-18

LESSON 07

0105

小

little

looks like a little aeroplane.

[Image: 138352031c45b7a53ddeq5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dryfish/138352031/

0106

少

few

a few drops.

[Image: 26613527240de7dc7cdfkc0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cldodds/2661352724/

107

大

large

a person showing itself larger widening its arms.

[Image: 2044243031cf610c5952nj8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kliefi/2044243031/

0108

多

many

many moons ago...

[Image: 414877281415941132ebx9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anna/414877281/

0109

夕

evening

this evening, the moon is not full.

[Image: 22472959446dbeff3afewn2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rrosie/2247295944/

0110

汐

eventide

another word for evening which we associate with water.

[Image: 187574795f78efc114dng4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mindfulness/187574795/

0111

外

outside

outside in the dark of evening, only a magic wand can help you.

[Image: 3067126661a627c444fv5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/rhoadeecha/30671266/

0112

名

name

in the evening, her sweet mouth whispered my name.

[Image: 300818834581ccab243fkw9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/hamedmasoumi/3008188345/

0113

石

stone

a mouth open beneath a cliff is bound to swallow some stone.

[Image: 2994550107295cf48248ev2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/treehouse1977/2994550107/

0114

肖

resemblance

this kanji bears resemblance to a candle.

[Image: 1057883775ac58329291os8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ntr23/1057883775/

0115

硝

nitrate

nitrate can turn a stone into a candle.

[Image: 134358554a9264fbd81ix8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/misshaley/134358554/

0116

砕

smash

to smash a stone you need to hit it nine or ten times.

[Image: 3357141962cb57ee8d7gs6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ruthieki/335714196/

0117

砂

sand

sand starts as stones, and only later they become few.

[Image: 3194584421fab9c7d840ld1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/theyoungthousands/3194584421/

0118

削

plane

sparks will fly if you attempt to plane your sabre.

[Image: 2460833347d4e0c227c5np1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/45367588@N00/2460833347/

0119

光

ray

little legs at play are a ray of light.

[Image: 315136417793b3d918bdof1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sniecikowski/3151364177/

0120

太

plump

a large person with a big drop of sweat dripping off of him because he is so plump.

[Image: 8609021ebdd62594eqj9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jasohill/8609021/

0121

器

utensil

four hungry mouths banging their utensils on the table impatiently waiting for a big meal.

[Image: 3646543440286965fb5jc3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/prettywarstl/364654344/

0122

臭

stinking

the st. bernard dog itself stinks pretty bad.

[Image: 3183300730859b3d337dzi3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/erikmitk/3183300730/

0123

妙

exquisite

exquisite women are few and far between.

[Image: 61802947859722a4c81xi5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/torley/618029478/

0124

省

focus

concentrating your eye on fewer objects.

[Image: 32013249297b1e5e1afdsj1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/overdaforest/3201324929/

0125

厚

thick

the thick cliff walls protected the children from the sun.

[Image: 3003182339cab7f3d91buw4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/treehouse1977/3003182339/

0126

奇

strange

strange - that is when a st. bernard dog can stand on top of can.

[Image: 32034309827b5832fea3dv5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/praram/3203430982/

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LESSON 08 (first half, 0127-0150)

0127

川

stream

three streamers streaming down a stream.

[Image: 712237703653583bb1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ajschu/71223/

0128

州

state

three independent island states in the stream.

[Image: 2570278183dba1e820ffpy6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/albaum/2570278183/

0129

順

obey

obey the orders streaming down from the head office.

[Image: 22352118274c452ce36cxy5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/aper3caper/2235211827/

0130

水

water

looks like a splash of water.

[Image: 45821858764eff07eemp4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/meshal/45821858/

0131

氷

icicle

icicles start with one frozen drop of water.

[Image: 2401412014992d89ab61ij1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/viamoi/2401412014/

0132

永

eternity

it would take an eternity to count all the drops of water.

[Image: 289393405207ca08c68dgs6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/30953739@N08/2893934052/

0133

泉

spring

white water = pure water = spring water.

[Image: 4696036555e9898fbdarz7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/zero_data/469603655/

0134

原

meadow

follow the springs up the cliff and you will find a nice meadow.

[Image: 2935640214563c893f19hm0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/fipsy/2935640214/

0135

願

petition

the petition to save the meadow was written down on a page.

[Image: 86751655731351e9269bj4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/pntphoto/867516557/

0136

泳

swim

with that much water you would need to swim for an eternity.

[Image: 1615408337a557e3bb6dfk4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/dr_john2005/1615408337/

0137

沼

marsh

a marsh is where water is seduced into the ground.

[Image: 486854755e955001a22qp2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/slack12/486854755/

0138

沖

open sea

the water in the middle of an ocean.

[Image: 2768589460aba04b9c8euw2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/miticdjd/2768589460/

0139

江

creek

a small trail of water easily crossed with an i-beam.

[Image: 430844824a08af0f62ffw6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/cindy47452/430844824/

0140

汁

soup

to make soup you just take water and add ten tasty ingredients.

[Image: 23513201569f13442498fj7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/guccibear2005/2351320156/

0141

潮

tide

the tide water comes in in the morning.

[Image: 2066018895a0a6ab68aid5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/meaculpa/206601889/

0142

源

source

water is the source of all grass on the meadow.

[Image: 2214704090c4117a2a5dsx3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/nickpix2008/2214704090/

0143

活

lively

lively tongues need water.

[Image: 41957992a4cb5fd482ms2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ed_aisela/41957992/

0144

消

extinguish

to extinguish a spark you need water.

[Image: 23990613856dd74c135dok6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sfcamerawork/2399061385/

0145

but of course

況

if you ask a teenager if what he's drinking is water (and not vodka) he will answer "but of course".

[Image: 246741577b59e775f23mg7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tartanpodcast/246741577/

0146

河

river

a river can exist only if there is water.

[Image: 26733129867686d0dfecj8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/pkeleher/267331298/

0147

泊

overnight

please supply a guest who stays overnight with water and white sheets.

[Image: 204090853db08643fe5nz2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/suzanneandsimon/204090853/

0148

湖

lake

water reflects the old moon in the lake.

[Image: 1285407742b692bb173coq3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/peasap/1285407742/

0149

測

fathom

a fathom is the unit you use when making rules about water's depth.

[Image: 285968252548b30092dcoi1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/salford_ian/2859682525/

0150

土

soil

looks like two layers of soil.

[Image: 3086269172e23967834ejc0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tgchen/3086269172/

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LESSON 08 (second half, 0151-0172)

0151

吐

spit

spit goes from my mouth to the ground.

[Image: 315669832116bf4e4dc6rq7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/samfoxphotography/3156698321/

0152

圧

pressure

the cliff exerts a lot of pressure on the soil below it.

[Image: 737509646fe2bdf961ta2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/whalt/73750964/

153

埼

cape

when the soil forms a strange shape, it's called a cape.

[Image: 2234579698cbbbafbe12jh1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/juergenschulte/2234579698/

0154

垣

hedge

the hedge spans the grounds of the estate.

[Image: 554690612ae62135adb8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/75166820@N00/5546906/

0155

圭

square jewel

I found a square jewel hidden under two layers of soil.

[Image: 37266134c89defb624oc7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sharples/37266134/

0156

封

seal

ivy glued to a letter makes a seal.

[Image: 30122982411b35d4b9d0xj8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/pikerslanefarm/3012298241/

0157

涯

horizon

over the water and past the horizon there is said to be a cliff that holds a jewel.

[Image: 26977570058297de89bdtp1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/riot/2697757005/

0158

寺

buddhist temple

the buddhist temple is made of soil with glue underneath.

[Image: 29239365257c79784700ue7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/dynamosquito/2923936525/

0159

時

time

a day at a buddhist temple is time well spent.

[Image: 3799896388a22289290cd4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/baklavabaklava/379989638/

0160

均

level

the dirt in the ladle was made level by brushing off two drops of it.

[Image: 22418301517b2b87b80cjx9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/drs2biz/2241830151/

0161

火

fire

looks like the flames of a fire.

[Image: 3264123944a1d36a8e8jq0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/quiero-un-pantano/326412394/

0162

炎

inflammation

an inflammation can feel like two burning flames.

[Image: 681372929cb6952413fmx3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/haniamir/681372929/

0163

煩

anxiety

an anxiety feels like fire in the head.

[Image: 2407890143ae9a86fa03ku8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/luke_stearns/2407890143/

0164

淡

thin

how to get thin? drink water and burn twice as many calories as you eat.

[Image: 25152142114d5a1bdcfdky6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/wrathofthegods/2515214211/

0165

灯

lamp

a lamp is fire you can hang from a nail.

[Image: 7147857523c0c1b05a4mz8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/starrynight1/714785752/

0166

畑

farm

the rice field on our farm is on fire.

[Image: 259327143243040ba8cin4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/amenielsen/259327143/

0167

災

disaster

floods and fires are nature's two worst disasters.

[Image: 17528721248f8977d65fum2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/peasap/1752872124/

0168

灰

ashes

the fire beneath the cliff will leave only its ashes.

[Image: 762694101f41683662dbm9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/dornfeld/762694101/

0169

spot

点

a fortune teller uses a fire to spot the future.

[Image: 2990124665b0a9d6d8eaex6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/felipenavarro/2990124665/

0170

照

illuminate

shining flames illuminate.

[Image: 259353929913c57ac3abmg7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jenpilot/2593539299/

0171

魚

fish

bind that fish and cook his brains.

[Image: 259708395f96e65af70xm2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/thevortext/259708395/

0172

漁

fishing

you need water and fish for fishing.

[Image: 2767194469390fc11bddwz0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/xave/2767194469/

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LESSON 09

0173

里

ri

ri is a japanese way of measuring the area of the ground underneath a rice field.

[Image: 382428209dfeb17dfb0gj6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/382428209/

0174

黒

black

if you burn the ground of a rice field with fire eventually it will turn black.

[Image: 228540255097cc57cf74te6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/23068052@N02/2285402550/

175

墨

black ink

black ink comes from black soil.

[Image: 2934883366e6533b96a3xs4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tsukimi/2934883366/

0176

鯉

carp

carp are massive fish - they are measured in ri.

[Image: 476718205e4df1f7bfasm7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/wallyg/476718205/

0177

量

quantity

a quantity can be a measure of time or space (day/ri).

[Image: 10409680006379f65030ij2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/keankelly/1040968000/

0178

厘

rin

the square root of 1 ri = 1 rin.

[Image: 20090119223126sh3.png]

(made with http://www.tuxpaint.org/ hehe)

0179

埋

bury

to bury something means to put a whole ri of soil on it.

[Image: 2232089563f1351d01c5aj9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kmcdesigns/2232089563/

0180

同

same

one mouth under a hood looks the same as any other.

[Image: 2348741362e87f44ed4dln9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/lanuiop/2348741362/

0181

洞

den

all the monks in the den share the same water.

[Image: 17998795365230c90c24ag1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mac42/1799879536/

0182

胴

trunk

the trunk (torso) of everyone's body is mostly the same.

[Image: 17044654486e9fb2cbbdvu1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/dr_john2005/1704465448/

0183

向

yonder

the hood over yonder will protect your mouth from drops of poison.

[Image: 20090120043553bf0.png]

(made with http://tuxpaint.org/ hehe)

0184

尚

esteem

I have little self-esteem so I keep my mouth under a hood.

[Image: 220784372018070c12c3ha0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/theredphotographies/2207843720/

0185

字

character

children learn kanji character underneath a house.

[Image: 234393862362f6d523d4lw0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jrkester/2343938623/

0186

守

guard

a guard is usually glued to the house he watches.

[Image: 24042929893360dd0d6aqp2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/katedahl/2404292989/

0187

完

perfect

their new house was the perfect place to begin a family.

[Image: 4306555210150e93a55bg1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/moonuniti/430655521/

0188

宣

proclaim

I proclaim that my house shall span the world.

[Image: 3006832856d4fdccb2fefg0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/whartz/3006832856/

0189

宵

wee hours

in my house I light a candle in the wee hours.

[Image: 2749787331d69a1093e0za2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/stawarz/2749787331/

0190

安

relax

a woman relaxing in her (cheap) house.

[Image: 47856404282568d592bev4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/alejandrocastillo/478564042/

0191

宴

banquet

the woman spent all day preparing a banquet in the house.

[Image: 205677754570dfe178b6ww9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/justin/2056777545/

0192

寄

draw near

as I draw near the house I notice that it's strange.

[Image: 29380694282601d9cd86dj2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jonathanpoh/2938069428/

0193

富

wealth

a rice field is a unit of wealth as it can produce enough to feed all the mouth in one house.

[Image: 47834774591fea33cd1ry6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/autanex/478347745/

0194

貯

savings

it takes a lot more than one clam of savings to buy a house on a street.

[Image: 28154920665cd6652bdob0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/the_undergraduate/281549206/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-01-20

LESSON 10 (first half, 0195-0215)

0195

木

tree

looks like a tree.

[Image: 1400175456f5bcfb085dij3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/joiseyshowaa/1400175456/

0196

林

grove

looks like a grove.

[Image: 2129359555093e0df108wr9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/hameed/2129359555/

197

森

forest

looks like a forest.

[Image: 31867784446ebb1e710mn9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/unbrauchbar/318677844/

0198

桂

japanese judas-tree

the tree on which judas hang himself to the ivy.

[Image: 2333094987b508a304ecdf2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/matzuva/2333094987/

0199

柏

oak

an oak tree is white, from left to right.

[Image: 2497833384b3049c30ccxi1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tkksummers/2497833384/

0200

枠

frame

wood at 90 (9 * 10) degrees.

[Image: 151529520046c027cdaxq6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/barnoid/151529520/

0201

梢

treetops

we put candles in the treetops at christmas.

[Image: 243527395cb47ab9799vc8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/maloxp/243527395/

0202

棚

shelf

a shelf is a wooden companion to books.

[Image: 3178013070f210ba0827nf6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/scherre/3178013070/

0203

杏

apricot

from the tree straight into the mouth is the best way to eat an apricot.

[Image: 800pxapricotwhole444wg6.jpg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apricot_whole444.jpg

0204

桐

paulownia

all paulownia trees look the same.

[Image: e382ade383aae381aee6a8btz1.jpg]

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%81%AE%E6%A8%B9%E5%BD%A2(%E7%A7%8B).jpg

0205

植

plant

plants don't become trees straightaway.

[Image: 990760028e42f70b67wb2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/danielweber/99076002/

0206

枯

wither

a tree withers away as it gets old.

[Image: 287183987bd9ce4a10cyd4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/88016903@N00/287183987/

0207

朴

crude

you can make a crude magic wand from any tree.

[Image: 442640383c0fdee5613sp4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/dieselbug2007/442640383/

0208

村

town

a tree is glued to its village - this does not mean town.

[Image: 4154089694cea927579ih4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jvk/415408969/

0209

相

inter-

the minister of trees has a good eye for inter-action.

[Image: 21505457927118967097ki5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/eliya/2150545792/

0210

机

desk

a tree blown over in the wind makes a desk.

[Image: 4781223623ccc6af71lg9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/andrewpescod/47812236/

0211

本

book

the basis of a book is one tree.

[Image: 16717956678122858bbzs8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ari/167179566/

0212

札

tag

in order to put a tag on a tree you need a hook.

[Image: 30247903816338149ac2sf5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/treacletart/3024790381/

0213

暦

calendar

you can use a calendar to count the number of days it takes to grow two trees under a cliff.

[Image: 305011366693818757d0br3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/treehouse1977/3050113666/

0214

案

plan

man's plan of life: build a house, find a woman, plant a tree.

[Image: 2840792150b8619264a5wz9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/eyermonkey/2840792150/

0215

燥

parch

a fire's heat will parch any goods made from wood.

[Image: 1028804445803f9d7bf1uz4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mvbalaji/1028804445/

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LESSON 10 (second half, 0216-0234)

0216

未

not yet

the tree is not yet fully grown.

[Image: 3070289363362a7d4fb9me0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/daveiga/3070289363/

0217

末

extremity

the tree's top branches have grown to extremities.

[Image: 20833600000ba5d581edbd8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/randomcuriosity/2083360000/

218

沫

splash

a splash is water that has reached its extremity.

[Image: 3113387011b7e295e302bt2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3113387011/

0219

味

flavor

my mouth is not yet ready to taste the flavor of a tree.

[Image: 313584722026e66ea956bn0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/bekahstargazing/3135847220/

0220

妹

younger sister

my younger sister is not yet a full grown woman.

[Image: 3559987654263620f58pw6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tanvach/355998765/

0221

朱

vermilion

only one vermilion leaf on the tree has not yet fallen.

[Image: 2128088011270c027b76mf1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sudachi/2128088011/

0222

株

stocks

I bought stocks in a company called "tree and vermillion ltd".

[Image: 308334996765a34c071op3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/trombamarina/308334996/

0223

若

young

the young little girl held a cute flower in her right hand.

[Image: 32968746813cd877203cq0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/daexus/329687468/

0224

草

grass

grass grows in earlier than flowers.

[Image: 1771493248807bce4905xp8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mythoto/1771493248/

0225

苦

suffering

do flowers experience suffering as they grow old?

[Image: 28368170344261cacdaaut7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/15589859@N02/2836817034/

0226

寛

tolerant

to be tolerant is to see flowers in every house.

[Image: 35236228137bde348aji0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/cielleandlacey/35236228/

0227

薄

dilute

a Dr. missing his needle can only use dilute flower water for medicine.

[Image: 337692243b732219b24ch5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sirwiseowl/337692243/

0228

葉

leaf

between a flower and a fully grown tree lies a generation.

[Image: 1598490904ad2f4212aip0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/drumsnwhistles/159849090/

0229

模

imitation

lol @ all the fake imitation trees in the graveyard.

[Image: 29906040180078b63e2ut0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/loungerie/299060401/

0230

漠

vague

water and graveyard can only result in a vague mnemonic for this kanji.

[Image: 28610406899e1b70886xs0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/79586895@N00/286104068/

0231

墓

grave

a grave is a patch of soil in a graveyard.

[Image: 29286497215502cdef1nx2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/adurbin/292864972/

0232

暮

livelihood

a gravedigger makes his livelihood every day below the graveyard.

[Image: 521788701f7a66f3ce3yr1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/flashmaggie/521788701/

0233

膜

membrane

the membranes in your flesh rot when placed in the graveyard.

[Image: 2184283430b194c141eaxd3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jenbradford/2184283430/

0234

苗

seedling

if you plant seedlings in a field eventually they will flower.

[Image: 24239610455833998f41hq7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/skimcoat/2423961045/

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LESSON 11

0235

兆

portent

a bad portent makes the hairs on your legs stand.

[Image: 268331982846b6fea4f8do9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/vectorlyme/2683319828/

0236

桃

peach tree

the peach tree is a tree with portents of evil.

[Image: 1103050850ed168517dxv2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/110305085/

237

眺

stare

a stare is a portentous eye.

[Image: 1350329322e7c820730pb6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/4blueeyes/135032932/

0238

犬

dog

a large dog, dripping drool.

[Image: 201358633daaba812a8sw1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/msimmons/201358633/

0239

状

status quo

meet status the turtle and quo the dog.

[Image: 208340230c1129197a5uu8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/loririelly/208340230/

0240

黙

silence

it was striking silence when they put the ri dog on fire.

[Image: 12312623da1190b7bxs1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/zen/1231262/

0241

然

sort of thing

there are all sorts of things in hot dogs.

[Image: 1258907191cd934583abrm9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/septemtrionis/1258907191/

0242

荻

reed

reeds are flowers that can survive fire and dogs.

[Image: 44953094907cbe37f71az9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/earthwatcher/449530949/

0243

狩

hunt

when i go hunting guard dogs guard my house.

[Image: 2826059435f5e43cafc7ai4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/anythreewords/2826059435/

0244

猫

cat

wild dogs plant seedlings to grow cats to chase.

[Image: 5062450bef9e6a559hr7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/elsie/5062450/

0245

牛

cow

a vermilion cow, almost.

[Image: 65472180dd6b0fd058jd4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/thunderchild5/65472180/

0246

特

special

cows are special when left in buddhist temples.

[Image: 141108311335b7c4c630xk7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/penny7b/1411083113/

0247

告

revelation

out of the cows mouth came a revelation.

[Image: 18848964b7db59857czu8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/coincoyote/18848964/

0248

先

before

I've never seen a cow with human legs before!

[Image: 200829755963f80c52bqn7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/melanieandjohn/200829755/

0249

洗

wash

washing a cow and its (human) legs with water.

[Image: 992216735fae2030c38gn8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/aehack/992216735/

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LESSON 12

0250

介

jammed in

the two strokes at the bottom look like a J and I, which stands for jammed in.

[Image: 20090122002609by2.png]

(made with http://tuxpaint.org/ hehe)

0251

界

world

the entire world is jammed in the borders of a little rice field.

[Image: 290952477871281139e8ym7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/hradcanska/2909524778/

252

茶

tea

the flowers of the umbrella tree make the best tea.

[Image: 234631155790d16047d2rl2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2346311557/

0253

合

fit

He could easily fit one umbrella in his mouth.

[Image: 9170836b7c320e44crz9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/shimonkey/9170836/

0254

塔

pagoda

I managed to fit all the soil and flowers around my pagoda.

[Image: 2088255023dcd306192gl0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/daryl_mitchell/208825502/

0255

王

king

a king is one level craftier than others.

[Image: 27568061040445008c63am1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mnshots/2756806104/

0256

玉

jewel

the king is said to have only one family jewel below the belt.

[Image: 205879927067565a9a9aek5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/matt_lee/2058799270/

0257

宝

treasure

I have treasure: jewels which I hide in my house.

[Image: 30152179757c1f66ac75aq0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/danielygo/3015217975/

0258

珠

pearl

king vermilion likes pearls.

[Image: 336250421c5b9592258ra7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sonictk/336250421/

0259

現

present

as we can see, he is the present king

[Image: 47760836451e1f20585sd2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/freshelectrons/477608364/

0260

狂

lunatic

only a lunatic would use a wild pack of dogs to protect the king.

[Image: 625912743238accdad7yt7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mikemccallum/625912743/

0261

皇

emperor

an emperor is a king in white.

[Image: 361000124015e755b67cr8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/61066736@N00/361000124/

0262

呈

display

the mouth of the king is displaying his bling.

[Image: 285674508809c051c261ln7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/29487767@N02/2856745088/

0263

全

whole

the king takes up the whole space under his umbrella.

[Image: 1915918340b9e6b5d653nm9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mrlob/1915918340/

0264

栓

plug

you need a whole tree to plug a leaking ocean.

[Image: 214239256031bf89da3acy6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/suswar/2142392560/

0265

理

logic

a king allocates how much ri a person should have, via logic.

[Image: 31358981146d7500a9f9oyx7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/666_is_money/3135898114/

0266

主

lord

a lord is a little drop down from king in hierarchy.

[Image: 2063824079102b0361d7dh2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/giveawayboy/2063824079/

267

注

pour

like water the hot wax poured down the side of the candlestick.

[Image: 49453732ef5779d173tf6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/re-ality/49453732/

0268

柱

pillar

imagine a pillar that looks like a wooden candlestick.

[Image: 28891140159519bd98efse4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jystewart/2889114015/

0269

金

gold

the king walks under the umbrella with a bag of gold on both sides.

[Image: 56998544e0aa8eb47aki1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/curtisperry/56998544/

0270

銑

pig-iron

before you have gold - you have pig-iron.

[Image: twopigweightsdk0.jpg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TwoPigWeights.jpeg

0271

鉢

bowl

if I was begging with a bowl I would want gold and books.

[Image: 203526453527df938441jn9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/monikahoinkis/2035264535/

0272

銅

copper

copper looks the same as gold.

[Image: 800pxnativecoppermacrodsg4.jpg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Native_Copper_Macro_Digon3.jpg

0273

釣

angling

I would never be angling with a golden ladle.

[Image: 3928437379ef42ee925yi5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/antrix/392843737/

0274

針

needle

it's a golden needle, duh.

[Image: 28641874838c84a13411rp6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/hel2005/2864187483/

0275

銘

inscription

on gold, the inscription of famous names is found.

[Image: 2454317273430abc36cftb0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ramriot/2454317273/

0276

鎮

tranquilize

enough gold can tranquilize the truth in anyone.

[Image: 24938340968aae20902akd9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/pixieclipx/2493834096/

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LESSON 13

0277

道

road-way

when we go out on the road-way we often risk our necks.

[Image: 2380381683cdf1804795xb9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/echoforsberg/2380381683/

0278

導

guidance

good guidance will help you stay glued to the right roadway.

[Image: 22108992253abd8e7bc7xa2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/drbrain/2210899225/

279

辻

crossing

cross-road, duh.

[Image: 2561238357d4837fef80qr9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tigion/2561238357/

0280

迅

swift

he went too swiftly through the crossing and was hooked by the cops.

[Image: 251630244eb46fe57e4ej1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/beglendc/251630244/

0281

造

create

creation is the road to revelation.

[Image: 2512983749ee38b41e0djl7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/suttonhoo22/2512983749/

0282

迫

urge

if you have the urge for cocaine you're on the white road.

[Image: 102493220bbace8bd1elt8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/trevhunter/102493220/

0283

逃

escape

a turtle is unlikely to escape on the road.

[Image: 168019757f5c8a114caaw7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/redjar/168019757/

0284

辺

environs

to separate the environs, create the border by placing daggers on the road.

[Image: 16899568916acddabb7cl9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/blmurch/168995689/

0285

巡

patrol

the cops don't patrol anymore - they just flood the road.

[Image: 129606857e47e8e746drb5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/xenithorg/129606857/

0286

車

car

looks like a car.

[Image: 33234082704ecfd77efjt7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/79055297@N00/332340827/

0287

連

take along

when I am on the road I always take along my car.

[Image: 2726921162af692ca432xa3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/diadainconsupertrafra/2726921162/

0288

軌

rut

car nine got stuck in a rut.

[Image: 2427292802573df0d822ck7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/timpatterson/2427292802/

0289

輸

transport

the vehicle transports animals for a meeting with the butcher.

[Image: 2513248124ad37cc952wq8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/waikin/251324812/

0290

前

in front

if you stand in front of a bull's horns, you are asking for your flesh to be butchered.

[Image: 55394179215c8bb286eei4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/palagret/553941792/

0291

各

each

each and every one of us walks and talks differently.

[Image: 164329677fed729c87dxs8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/publicenergy/164329677/

0292

格

status

please tell me the status of each tree.

[Image: 44989798158cb1d90e5js1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/_belial/449897981/

0293

略

abbreviation

ab-brain-each-ation, duh.

[Image: 2876509531b38c94844dmg1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2876509531/

294

客

guest

each person under my roof is treated as a guest.

[Image: 336311057021e3d2f04nq5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/olivander/336311057/

0295

額

forehead

sign the guestbook page with your forehead.

[Image: 17525389095f1cb9c774rn8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/zzilch/1752538909/

0296

夏

summer

in summer you are hot from the top of your head down to your walking legs.

[Image: 6222472973703874e9cs8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kagey_b/62224729/

0297

処

dispose

to dispose of rubbish you should walk it to the bin not throw it to the wind.

[Image: 228894497896993efeadi9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/rustyparts/228894497/

0298

条

twig

they all say they have a tree between their walking legs but most only have a twig.

[Image: 1166911662a7957df352mh2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/matsuoamon/1166911662/

0299

落

fall

water each flower or the petals will wither and fall.

[Image: 22049905910735e616cdyo6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tj_relic/2204990591/

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LESSON 14

0300

冗

superfluous

a crown for the wind would just be superfluous.

[Image: supaly2.png]

(made with http://tuxpaint.org/ hehe)

0301

軍

army

army cars are at the service of the crown.

[Image: 38712205df66c12d2rk1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/docman/3871220/

0302

輝

radiance

radiance is an army of rays.

[Image: 28116572746e8b3eec3apk7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kcpdad/2811657274/

0303

運

carry

swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me hoooommmee...

[Image: 29663481024847971f91uk2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/zilpho/2966348102/

0304

冠

crown

in the beginning what glued the nation together was the crown.

[Image: 482926836c0ed754844vb2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tillwe/482926836/

0305

夢

dream

flowers fluttering down over the eye crown the perfect evening, just like a dream.

[Image: 139411191198942d01e3gb3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mslivenletlive/1394111911/

0306

坑

pit

a pit is created when all the earth is thrown into the air by a whirlwind.

[Image: 3484932435db650e9b4rj9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/keoki/348493243/

0307

高

tall

two tall mouths, one wearing a top hat, the other a helmet.

[Image: helmetfi2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/obo-bobolina/1107940657/

0308

享

receive

tall children receive all the attention.

[Image: 40208638518d8314ab7oo2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/theotherinternet/402086385/

0309

塾

cram school

welcome to our cram school: you will receive a rounded education on our grounds.

[Image: 13951366931b41ed23ebty1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ybite/1395136693/

0310

熟

mellow

imagine tall children sitting round the fire toasting marsh-mellows.

[Image: 27784232465802f33b5edm8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/22326055@N06/2778423246/

0311

亭

pavilion

the tallest pavilion crowns the street.

[Image: 15971444986823fb076qs2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/wallyg/159714449/

0312

京

capital

Tokyo, capital of Japan: tall buildings, small people.

[Image: 78042390186913d6438gi9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ncbrian/780423901/

0313

涼

refreshing

the water from the capital of Japan, Tokyo, is so refreshing.

[Image: 20728480085937156faye4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/buck82/207284800/

0314

景

scenery

imaging the sun rising over the capital-classic postcard scenery.

[Image: 3161512924aa3e8f4771yn1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jamesjustin/3161512924/

0315

鯨

whale

if fish were cities, the whale would surely be the capital.

[Image: 2833199805d370afaf8dtk5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/bensheldon/2833199805/

0316

舎

cottage

my cottage has an umbrella for the roof, soil for the floor and room for only one mouth.

[Image: 146490586c452818da8iq1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/glisglis/146490586/

0317

周

circumference

the circumference of my helmet was so full of earth I got some in my mouth.

[Image: 156855043dd372e2221ll2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/60852569@N00/156855043/

0318

週

week

imagine a road built so well that it takes only a week to travel the circumference of the earth.

[Image: 14131834881b02dc065vy7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/pulpolux/141318348/

0319

士

gentleman

a samurai gentleman starts a duel with open arms to show he has no personal grudges against the challenger.

[Image: 2369438634c94e39481et0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/84327574@N00/236943863/

0320

吉

good luck

a gentleman samurai will mouth good luck to his opponents before a match.

[Image: 2916027238e71a31bb46we2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/hockadilly/2916027238/

0321

壮

robust

a turtle shield makes a samurai more robust.

[Image: 16110731613f853fa56wv8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/minorprophet/161107316/

0322

荘

villa

the owners of the villa only plant robust flowers.

[Image: 21258760226c79cc9d0cqg1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/e8club/2125876022/

0323

売

sell

the victorious samurai sells crowns and human legs.

[Image: 2232106541d47985647cjh5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/xav/2232106541/

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LESSON 15

0324

学

study

the schoolhouse is full of children who study.

[Image: 1218787780ea5b78f63ctp1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mimk/1218787780/

0325

覚

memorize

when in a schoolhouse if you see somthing you have to memorize it.

[Image: 3108514416a4f27bf41dok3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/gericon/3108514416/

0326

栄

flourish

students are like trees - they tend to flourish in the schoolhouse.

[Image: 2991679835bb68332466bp6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/2991679835/

0327

書

write

make sure you practice writing kanji with a brush every day before the sun goes down.

[Image: 211214287061b97a5019qt4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jannem/2112142870/

0328

津

haven

a brush laying in dirty water is a haven for bacteria.

[Image: 1479984808dd75f339b2ni0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/estellef/1479984808/

0329

牧

breed

lazy cows need a taskmaster to breed.

[Image: 3181992676179f8d83acqe2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/andrealexandre/3181992676/

0330

攻

aggression

aggression is the craft of a taskmaster.

[Image: 83526621dc7b8f2d5th6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mccord/8352662/

0331

敗

failure

if you end up in failure, you have to give money to the taskmaster.

[Image: 2125697998b053ac13e1cj3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daviddmuir/2125697998/

0332

枚

sheet of...

the taskmaster whips sheets of paper off the tree.

[Image: 170991529a697dc7480ls8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpwillis/170991529/

0333

故

happenstance

An old taskmaster is no happenstance.

[Image: 27866641232b768f2ecbyn7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mexicanrejectdafe/2786664123/

0334

敬

awe

awe-some flowers with an awe-inspiring phrase left the taskmaster in awe.

[Image: 189896092415db71d17bqz4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/funkybug/1898960924/

0335

言

say

a pictogram of someone saying a four letter word from their mouth.

[Image: 28529833646033b2acf4xn1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darwinbell/2852983364/

0336

警

admonish

to admonish is to enforce awe by means of words.

[Image: 436536233386598bcc2yk0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/silusgrok/436536233/

0337

計

plot

a plot is a summary of a book that can be given in ten words.

[Image: 1054923554b4ef9fc6deowk1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/labanex/1054923554/

0338

獄

prison

prison is a dog-say-dog world.

[Image: 2284589572db562fd706xt8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepotato/2284589572/

0339

訂

revise

revise, revise and revise until you have all the words nailed down.

[Image: 495414272cde0dd7720vp5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/en321/495414272/

0340

討

chastise

Socrates was chastised for sticking to his words.

[Image: 2505126807d2aeda8901pe9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atibens/2505126807/

0341

訓

instruction

instructions are a stream of words you must follow.

[Image: 27653311387222319f7aji8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bee/2765331138/

0342

詔

imperial edict

imperial edicts are words of seduction.

[Image: 10572386391ee133e4cjk1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robyn-gallagher/105723863/

0343

詰

packed

words of good luck are packed into fortune cookies.

[Image: 120157809d3a7ee3718pc4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bingramos/120157809/

0344

話

tale

tales are words from the tongue.

[Image: 436799767d128399920ho9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjohnbeckett/436799767/

0345

詠

recitation

I could listen to you recite those words for eternity.

[Image: 2227537595e4ffb9b85dul2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mousyboywithglasses/2227537595/

0346

詩

poem

I'm saying this poem just for you, I built this temple from dirt and glue.

[Image: 3191422960518f5a24bayz4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cactusbeetroot/3191422960/

0347

語

word

Words? iWords! Wink

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mermaid99/3103696332/

0348

読

read

when you read advertisements, they use words to sell their product.

[Image: 2232135297874c20e70ago0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/2232135297/

0349

調

tune

a tune = words which go round like a circumference.

[Image: 8243594207e72ec3b9aoq5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cactusbeetroot/824359420/

0350

談

discuss

inflamed words lead to angry discussions.

[Image: 26027912000fd36c78a6pz1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanirolls/2602791200/

0351

諾

consent

consent is words given to the young.

[Image: 24258017094d7f11f964nq5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/unlistedsightings/2425801709/

0352

諭

rebuke

a peta activist speaks at a meeting of butchers to rebuke them.

[Image: 14621118969ef37e05ajf7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/liveu4/146211189/

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LESSON 16

0353

式

style

art can craft stylish arrows.

[Image: 76565617752f01c4f69gx0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moore_photography/765656177/

0354

試

test

in an essay test you are judged on both your words and style.

[Image: 436758848c675c46971vy1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scanna/436758848/

0355

弐

II

after shooting one arrow I have II arrows left in my quiver.

[Image: 530314021ea4598360bvr3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruth1066/530314021/

0356

域

range

one mouth with a vocal range from a deep earth tone up to a high fiesta tone.

[Image: 2645314875a27d65d3fdic5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberlyfaye/2645314875/

0357

賊

burglar

burglars only want money (clams) so that they can get needles (drugs) and party (fiesta).

[Image: tempojg5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryanchan/327989874/

0358

栽

plantation

a plantation is a dirt fiesta for trees.

[Image: 2519365185dacde6e5e7id0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/new-york-city/2519365185/

0359

載

load

load the wagon for the big earth fest.

[Image: 2383172785a33eaf6692xs5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricardo_ferreira/2383172785/

0360

茂

overgrown

the flower parade was overgrown with flowers.

[Image: 2317950770ff76a4981bl4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sindala/231795077/

0361

成

turn into

a parade turns swords into tools of entertainment.

[Image: 396195327b7267bca89hv5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/canadianveggie/396195327/

0362

城

castle

a sand castle is just the soil turned into a castle.

[Image: 33773262378c55d46e3vg1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadicentrepreneur/337732623/

0363

誠

sincerity

sincerity is not a game - it turns your words into action.

[Image: 3184196254c02bd84d39jv2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/erin_m/3184196254/

0364

威

intimidate

a march of women in Japan would be seen as intimidating by most men.

[Image: 18117797495e2b2b4539iz2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/faither81/1811779749/

0365

滅

destroy

water flows down to destroy the march of fire.

[Image: 2288782012107e22f8ek2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/karanj/22887820/

0366

減

dwindle

when water supplies dwindled, one mouth raised a cry and led a march on the city.

[Image: 7062925385db6b4740gc5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvaires/70629253/

0367

桟

scaffold

wooden scaffolds were traditionally used to construct really tall festival floats in japan.

[Image: 263047441125a82405a2ln8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hugovk/2630474411/

0368

銭

coin

a floating metal coin? wow.

[Image: 1559300927281284dfos6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lnx/15593009/

0369

浅

shallow

the water is shallow enough to float in it.

[Image: 10298898044062630b4ebg4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87912886@N00/1029889804/

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LESSON 17

0370

止

stop

if you find in the ground a magic wand with a walking stick, stop!

[Image: 28967871675ae8f96803pc5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50906336@N00/2896787167/

0371

歩

walk

when you stop walking you should see a few footprints behind you.

[Image: 1364350615bc283a381cy9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phatcontroller/136435061/

0372

渉

ford

a ford is a place where one can walk through water, only a few footsteps deep.

[Image: 2863893296605f80a03fqy0.jpg]

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2329/1839734652947087f77zg7.jpg

0373

頻

reapeatedly

I repeatedly walk around hoping this kanji will come into my head.

[Image: 416723118c75c3619bbg4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/liutir/41672311/

0374

肯

agreement

nasa and armstrong made an agreement: they'd never tell anyone that no-one actually stepped foot on the moon.

[Image: 24820504412eca186381mu5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/2482050441/

0375

企

undertake

i will undertake this project: to sell umbrellas at a bus stop.

[Image: 2863076831d647463a7afx2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastyearsgirl_/2863076831/

0376

歴

curriculum

a little like a calendar, your cv records your footsteps through time.

[Image: 1771626403ac4443a24dg1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinj/177162640/

0377

武

warrior

one arrow can stop a warrior.

[Image: 2600861482d28739a3aciy7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124324682@N01/2600861482/

0378

賦

levy

"gimme some clams", said the warrior, collecting his levy.

[Image: 2845283585a7a25a739axo0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joriel/2845283585/

0379

正

correct

and the correct answer is - one footstep.

[Image: 2172824230e65cc60e1fjh3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21892372@N02/2172824230/

0380

証

evidence

your words must be absolutely correct if you want to use them as evidence.

[Image: 2360508771123a068d80iv5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theeerin/2360508771/

0381

政

politics

insane political correctness on the left, facists taskmasters on the right - that's politics in a nutshell right there.

[Image: 3044168338b60cc74e97sr8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29560353@N08/3044168338/

0382

定

determine

i am determined to mend this house.

[Image: 2136837354c0d2bf48f9gy7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/everydaypants/2136837354/

0383

錠

lock

if you are determined to keep your gold, lock it away.

[Image: 397004234b962a80e76kg7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darwinbell/397004234/

0384

走

run

if you run 10 miles, you will need to mend your socks.

[Image: 2287734715ed447ca85bms7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xcbiker/2287734715/

0385

超

transcend

a marathon runner needs to be able to transcend seductions.

[Image: 2433720423153a7d79d7qz7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewd/2433720423/

0386

赴

proceed

while running, my magic wand tells me where to proceed.

[Image: 76419505f6cce34743gd8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brraveheart/76419505/

0387

越

surpass

if you wish to surpass the parade, you have to run faster by just one extra drop.

[Image: 236311719077078e9154tv1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/caseyatthebat/2363117190/

0388

是

just so

i spent all day mending to make things just so.

[Image: 3789773e285e7f9a6md3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/docman/3789773/

0389

題

topic

the topic is written as the heading of the page just so readers know what the article is about.

[Image: 3884644057fbcb879b4pz3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hugovk/388464405/

0390

堤

dike

making a dike is all about arranging the soil just so....

[Image: 193016993a5f89a68a8hw1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/193016993/

0391

建

build

stretch, brush your teeth, and then start to build.

[Image: 31357530043887eb22dcj4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerostomia/313575300/

0392

延

prolong

prolonging is a way of stopping things by stretching them a bit.

[Image: 4639668355e8751af95zy1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/terriann/463966835/

0393

誕

nativity

as nativity is performed every year, its words have been prolonged since the story's creation.

[Image: 16449938369b678e739ax6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/official/164499383/

0394

礎

cornerstone

stones and groves of trees are the cornerstones of a zoo.

[Image: 4865639900dde4cd71aag7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/schneelocke/486563990/

0395

婿

bridegroom

you take your woman to the zoo for a month - pretty cool honeymoon.

[Image: 4281098716fb53ab5cuc3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/minor9th/42810987/

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LESSON 18 (part one, 0396-0420)

0396

衣

garment

the only garments allowed in this club are top hat and scarf.

[Image: 20370913617b4b06ef42uj7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogue2408/2037091361/

0397

裁

tailor

a tailor makes garments for thanksgiving.

[Image: 43818087376be1536b5ss9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/438180873/

0398

装

attire

the turtle samurai needs special garments for his attire since his body is more robust than others.

[Image: 2527965782723985b463si2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickfyson/2527965782/

0399

裏

back

you can see a ri-sized top hat and scarf from the back.

[Image: 29819274146268b1bac7uc6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gingerblokey/2981927414/

0400

壊

demolition

if you're too close to a demolition site, the dust might sting you like needles in your eye and get your garment all dirty.

[Image: 425460956e8ceb7fd46xa5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/evaekeblad/425460956/

0401

哀

pathetic

one of my pathetic friends loves to wear a top hat and a scarf so that you can only see his mouth.

[Image: 3133348377c819c62d12uq3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/justkiddingha/3133348377/

0402

遠

distant

keep distant from a lidded crock on the road wrapped in a scarf.

[Image: 3492520435b427e537dst2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenswessling/349252043/

0403

猿

monkey

to catch a monkey, chase him with wild dogs into a lidded crock, then tie it with a scarf.

[Image: 3405010690513284e7fbq6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyclarke/340501069/

0404

初

first time

a cloak and dagger mystery is only interesting the first time you read it.

[Image: 8626646761155f24701occ8.png]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/helixblue/862664676/

0405

布

linen

a linen towel should always be by your side, just in case .

[Image: 111804909fd4ee3c55gp3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/newmediabrew/11180490/

0406

帆

sail

a towel makes a mediocre sail.

[Image: 139855133a8d0462124zc4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrismorran/139855133/

0407

幅

hanging scroll

the towels of the wealthy? hanging scrolls.

[Image: 87687148b4e39911aexo4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyougushi/87687148/

0408

帽

cap

if you wear a towel as a cap, you are at risk of being seized in U.S. airports.

[Image: 264984205b329878df2sm3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nknh/264984205/

0409

幕

curtain

the graveyard outside scares me, so I put a towel over the window as a curtain so I can get a good nights sleep.

[Image: 289376260286a4c95af0oy2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/juror8/2893762602/

0410

幌

canopy

a canopy is a towel to block the sun's rays.

[Image: 295137316991f747cc1bjw0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dionhinchcliffe/2951373169/

0411

錦

brocade

brocade is the art of sewing gold on a white towel.

[Image: 2314519939cd8773b3f7co0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrysti/2314519939/

0412

市

market

at the market you can find many top hats and towels.

[Image: 146822442ca78e2c29fu8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/virgomerry/14682244/

0413

姉

elder sister

my elder sister is allowed to go to the market alone.

[Image: 1317876778b42d32770dzu4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photocapy/1317876778/

0414

肺

lungs

lungs are a part of the body that can be found at any meat market.

[Image: 4460408694f6f24dbdffa0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamison_litten/446040869/

0415

帯

sash

picture barack obama making dinner with an apron that has a big W struck through it for george bush.

[Image: 262000136996a64929e5qs9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kusamakura/2620001369/

0416

滞

stagnate

if you wash your sash your level in karate will stagnate.

[Image: 1297127400783184ea63bi8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/basehouse/1297127400/

0417

刺

thorn

the belt tree has thorns with sabres.

[Image: 2183577886958eebac22fu5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22327649@N03/2183577886/

0418

制

system

the system for making belts involves slicing up a cow with a sword.

[Image: 275400403165d8d70538zp4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollandhoodie/2754004031/

0419

製

made in...

made in... is a system of labels you can find on every garment.

[Image: 3123416684c56549edb8jy0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yatenkaiouh/3123416684/

0420

転

revolve

the revolving wheels of the car kicked up rising clouds of dust.

[Image: 16044242207a337a771rb9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/160442422/

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LESSON 18 (part two, 0421-0440)

0421

芸

technique

imagine an old kung-fu movie: "try my rising cloud flower technique!"

[Image: 243806906069d1269929jz0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannem/2438069060/

0422

雨

rain

the rain falls from the sky, landing like teardrops on my windows.

[Image: 788331101e84f8d85sz4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/timo/7883311/

0423

雲

cloud

every rising cloud is a potential rain cloud.

[Image: 764053146c3227fedb9ez4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindenbaum/764053146/

0424

曇

cloudy weather

cloudy weather is when a cloud blocks the sun.

[Image: 6958502123697bbc018ye4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wouterpostma/695850212/

0425

雷

thunder

as the rain hit the rice field, strong sounds of thunder were pounding.

[Image: 479803760c13e32c685yw4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewildrover/479803760/

0426

霜

frost

frost is a product of many inter-acting weather conditions, including rain.

[Image: 327585052c1f82adcb0hy4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/327585052/

0427

冬

winter

in winter my walking legs feel like blocks of ice.

[Image: 266001004587b1c3e6a8qu8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shvelmur/2660010045/

0428

天

heavens

heavens as the largest ceiling you could ever imagine.

[Image: 2198709208c385a3723dso5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/binkley27/2198709208/

0429

橋

bridge

the nicest wooden bridge is not in Los Angeles but in Lucerne.

[Image: 573136753df4b882a44pj0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anndouglas/573136753/

0430

嬌

attractive

the most attractive woman is, obviously, Angelina Jolie.

[Image: 398190281a4b9636eedje2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisparticulargreg/398190281/

0431

立

stand up

a vase that can't stand up won't be a vase for long, even with a top hat on.

[Image: 2907444955aba7590b63tf8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/2907444955/

0432

泣

cry

either cry or stand up and paddlesurf on water, whatever.

[Image: 32051088065fe912190bqs5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/3205108806/

0433

章

badge

those who stand up early receive a badge.

[Image: 3225560527a94c208111sx7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tryingmyhardist/3225560527/

0434

競

vie

two teenagers stand up and vie for attention.

[Image: 4035286610dcb9f2f37pv3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/colouredglass/403528661/

0435

帝

sovereign

a true sovereign is a person who can stand up for his people wearing nothing but an apron.

[Image: 3130503684260a5932ffmo4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigyahu/3130503684/

0436

童

juvenile

the juvenile stood on top of his computer and broke it.

[Image: 37936530935b0a58cdcfz3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/winkydo/379365309/

0437

瞳

pupil

in japanese comics, the eye`s of juvenilles all have enormouse pupils.

[Image: 3690637928efa6408b0sj2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80912889@N00/369063792/

0438

鐘

bell

the metal bell rings to call the juveniles to class.

[Image: 3046402362a7d9041de0am2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22087304@N07/3046402362/

0439

商

make a deal

four mouths trying to make a deal on a vase.

[Image: 2485936122cc003bc45cmk5.jpg]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/2485936122_cc003bc45c.jpg?v=0

0440

嫡

legitimate wife

you cannot treat this woman as an antique; she's your legitimate wife!

[Image: 173265770487fd338df3vw8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whsimages/1732657704/

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LESSON 18 (part three, 0441-0475)

0441

適

suitable

the antiques roadshow is suitable for all audiences.

[Image: 30396204401c1584a52fxs1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatsthatpicture/3039620440/

0442

滴

drip

you must never let water drip onto antiques.

[Image: 25269330837221baf488pm9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fire_engine_red/2526933083/

0443

敵

enemy

indiana jones is an enemy of taskmasters in search of antique artifacts.

[Image: 665480669f2c0f019d4ou1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/665480669/

0444

匕

spoon

picture someone sitting on the ground performing seppuku with a spoon.

[Image: 20896271202102a4d5efnk0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/2089627120/

0445

北

north

there are no turtles sitting on the ground at the north pole.

[Image: 1749135471b7d99ad97dka8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12185911@N00/1749135471/

0446

背

stature

to gain stature in the north, you have to eat flesh.

[Image: 2281474392de1c0c150agm2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbukhari/2281474392/

0447

比

compare

let's compare the two spoons.

[Image: 574488802773263bf2ch8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artsychick/57448880/

0448

昆

descendants

we're all descendants of the sun - there's no reason to compare us.

[Image: 1978541376ac5db3856eew4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/labanex/1978541376/

0449

皆

all

if you compare colors, you will find that white is produced from the mix of all the others.

[Image: 149756458d1963a3e46hu1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fosco/149756458/

0450

混

mix

people have to mix their fluids (have sex) in order to create descendants.

[Image: 41829868234a25aadbcay8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/banky177/418298682/

0451

渇

thirst

you awaken from your siesta because you feel extremely thirsty so you go looking for some water.

[Image: 88953787ea7171177eue8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/_pichenettes_/88953787/

0452

謁

audience

the talk was so boring the audience took a siesta.

[Image: 5079087460fb4253283jo7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_h_ias/507908746/

0453

褐

brown

the hobbits from "lord of the rings" just had to crawl under their brown cloaks and they could take a siesta.

[Image: 212819443275c0ef963cbp5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/perfectoinsecto/2128194432/

0454

喝

hoarse

if you have a siesta with your mouth open, you will wake up with a hoarse voice.

[Image: 8295581987ed16b8213tl8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick_wilkes/829558198/

0455

旨

delicious

use a spoon to eat a delicious hot fudge sundae.

[Image: 109825771abdb9c9f34vj3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_q/109825771/

0456

脂

fat

fat is what makes meat delicious.

[Image: 165112921ab41366e02sx9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sixybeast/165112921/

0457

壱

i (one)

i am 'the one', says the samurai with the crown and a spoon.

[Image: 3068126071cef6311c26ny1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisemanleo/3068126071/

0458

毎

every

freud believed every man wants to lie down with his mother.

[Image: 2524364729a08f6f1e2ou4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124324682@N01/252436472/

0459

敏

cleverness

every master (taskmaster) must have some degree of cleverness.

[Image: 33223456735b5a30631ft5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iirraa/332234567/

0460

梅

plum

every tree should be a plum tree.

[Image: 826442278729609397vn9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouskiwi/82644227/

0461

海

sea

every drop of water will eventually return to the sea.

[Image: 2391312232951242c3bbvt4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2391312232/

0462

乞

beg

lying down, captain hook begged for fishguts.

[Image: 85430650a6eb5247abk4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/obfusciatrist/8543065/

0463

乾

drought

during a drought without water, everything begs for even a mist of relief.

[Image: 29573141219324ebfcddbwh7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbukhari/2957314121/

0464

腹

abdomen

the only body part that doubles over.

[Image: 2633539262b9d3aaed58qa5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eugenialyakhova/2633539262/

0465

複

duplicate

tina saw someone wearing the exact same (duplicate) garment at a party, so she doubled back to change.

[Image: 289072213090c3dddcfaow5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/grobleto/2890722130/

0466

欠

lack

I yawn when I lack interest.

[Image: 1884668116ed162982a1sf0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpmanda/1884668116/

0467

吹

blow

how am I supposed to blow if I lack a mouth?

[Image: 2095249233d1c43302b5js8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loop_oh/2095249233/

0468

炊

cook

japanese cooking sometimes lacks fire, for example sashimi.

[Image: 3001089319dd43a9ccc3sn7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobusher/3001089319/

0469

歌

song

can-can-ers lack the ability to sing a song, so they just dance.

[Image: 2492679802f89f35499ecp3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2492679802/

0470

軟

soft

cars are rough steel things, lacking softness.

[Image: 30542770108e96a663dbbnz8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgw/3054277010/

0471

次

next

this store is lacking ice - next one please...

[Image: 21133502288cd88521abk4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/211335022/

0472

茨

briar

an important life lesson: briars are always next to flowers.

[Image: 17713829d864e44deapx9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anitagould/17713829/

0473

資

asset

assets are the next best thing to money.

[Image: 6105639131343afdc6pi0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracy_olson/61056391/

0474

姿

figure

the figure of the next woman better be sexier.

[Image: 4869407192af3921f1fwt3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seldomlasts/486940719/

0475

諮

consult with

consulting with is having words with the next mouth.

[Image: 26316918570356896515jl6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2631691857/

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LESSON 19

0476

賠

compensation

compensation is money you give to someone to muzzle their mouth.

[Image: 2863023857214892a623ig8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/akhater/2863023857/

0477

培

cultivate

the illegal immigrants cultivate the land but are socially muzzled.

[Image: 2330562022ca60f3e399id7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/rageshev/2330562022/

0478

剖

divide

divide and conquer: shut 'em up and cut 'em up.

[Image: 32601436f7af257c94xc3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/whatbettertime/32601436/

0479

音

sound

I broke a vase the other day and it made a really cool sound.

[Image: 3830697024a9f893c67ug7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/lwr/383069702/

0480

暗

darkness

total darkness lacks sun and sound.

[Image: 21722128663bdf9ea877js6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/nrgthedude/2172212866/

0481

韻

rhyme

employees of the ministry of sound are paid to rhyme.

[Image: 30452979770934d4bf3mu3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/atatiwa/304529797/

0482

識

discriminating

words are difficult to discriminate from sounds in the middle of a fiesta.

[Image: 260021497cfea98be9daj0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/robwallace/260021497/

0483

鏡

mirror

a girl stands in front of a golden mirror all day, watching her legs.

[Image: 29201918931940ab879bow5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/laurenbailey/2920191893/

0484

境

boundary

there's dirt around the boundary of the mirror.

[Image: 261070898513c5634c24go3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/gelisbeth/2610708985/

0485

亡

deceased

the top hat hanging on a hook belonged to the now deceased charlie chaplin.

[Image: 2324924197e3e023e241qc2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tornatore/2324924197/

0486

盲

blind

deceased eyes, duh.

[Image: 24405040787eb0e42a7eln7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jessandcolin/2440504078/

0487

妄

delusion

it's a delusion to think that a deceased woman can come to life.

[Image: 3232708367ff58dd25a4uv1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/irannis/3232708367/

0488

荒

laid waste

laid waste smells like a stream of deceased flowers.

[Image: 43265738811e9e4179flb1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/supakidshot/432657388/

0489

望

ambition

you're deceased meat, buddy, my ambition is to be king.

[Image: 386178960c768c5b978ak7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sis/386178960/

0490

方

direction

a man wearing a top hat and bound up from head to toe hobbles up to you and asks for directions.

[Image: 26337732786f161929d1gi1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/wendycrockett/2633773278/

0491

妨

disturb

a woman asking for directions disturbed me.

[Image: 18642122151faccc0dz2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/ezra/1864212/

0492

坊

boy

little boys always head in the direction of mud and dirt.

[Image: 228226305726936cad3ys2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/plasticrevolver/228226305/

0493

芳

perfume

she used a perfume so strong, that you can track her by following the direction of the smell of flowers.

[Image: 2467104780f233017ff5oij6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/brianauer/2467104780/

0494

肪

obese

flesh in all directions = obese.

[Image: 12343475925e519d7c12gq4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/schnappi/1234347592/

0495

訪

call on

when you call on someone, you point your words in their direction.

[Image: 28732621897376c4e68bsr2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kvanlierop/2873262189/

0496

放

set free

go in any direction away from your taskmaster when you are set free.

[Image: 30008851282615389bc9yt6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/hikingartist/3000885128/

0497

放

violent

the taskmaster got violent when he found his white compass damaged by water.

[Image: 1086570152bd281f2ccci0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/nunocardoso/108657015/

0498

脱

undress

horny teenagers love to undress flesh.

[Image: 25124519886bef7c6795tw0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/lastyearsgirl_/2512451988/

0499

説

rumor / explanation

the words of a horny teenager fall into one of two categories: either rumors or explanations.

[Image: 1237442475c48e856057pc5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/funkybug/1237442475/

0500

鋭

pointed

pointed is the metal devil's pitchfork.

[Image: 496037438b198ae613fjj0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/papixulooo/496037438/

0501

鋭

formerly

the artist formerly known as prince has the horniest brain around, and I think you can imagine what his wagging tongue is doing...

[Image: 2734028000c232c6c9c3tt7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kevinroberts202/2734028000/

0502

増

increase

prices always increase for land that was formerly cheap.

[Image: 2480666515b8c25875e2na5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/milbrose/2480666515/

0503

贈

presents

presents represent money that was formerly yours.

[Image: 1178561488a810bcfc51pm8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/moniquevitche/1178561488/

0504

東

east

traditionally seen as a pictograph of the sun rising behind a tree.

[Image: 28318384966b6064948fou0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/colddayforpontooning/2831838496/

0505

棟

ridgepole

feng shui states that the ridgepole of a house should be made of wood and face east.

[Image: 2978844152b9fc2b07a3pi6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/wdwbarber/2978844152/

0506

棟

frozen

eastern siberia is often frozen by ice.

[Image: 3166813299268fd168carl7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/blahflowers/3166813299/

0507

妊

pregnancy

woman + porter = pregnancy

[Image: 143404434597fbdbf2d9iw6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/nathancolquhoun/1434044345/

0508

廷

courts

in these corrupt courts, even the porters can stretch the course of the judgment.

[Image: 271936036135749a1377us6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/wackystuff/2719360361/

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LESSON 20

0509

染

dye

nine trees were dyed red in the water.

[Image: 22914509858ee78395deuf6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/cloud_nine/2291450985/

0510

燃

burn

any sort of thing can burn in the fire.

[Image: 82888176300a3df09afko0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/blurradial/828881763/

0511

賓

V.I.P.

only the few VIPs with enough money got in the house.

[Image: 2464387642d9cf1bb70azq4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jennandjon/2464387642/

0512

歳

year-end

although at the year-end everything comes to a stop there is still enough time for a little march.

[Image: 3032850143ccda9cb946ye1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/inkandpen/3032850143/

0513

県

prefecture

only with a small hook on his eye he could see the prefecture on the map.

[Image: 12273409934c31fe32a6vo3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mikefischer/1227340993/

0514

栃

horse chestnut

you couldn't see the cliff because it was covered by ten thousand horse chestnut trees.

[Image: 2633673537926d336da4tg8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/markhillary/2633673537/

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LESSON 21

0515

地

ground

ground is soil where scorpions are buried like land mines.

[Image: 25072483425d758bd188ye5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/sankax/2507248342/

0516

池

pond

water scorpions love to live in the pond.

[Image: 2850288680309107bbc8ux2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/30132460@N04/2850288680/

0517

虫

insect

pictograph: the bottom is an arm, the top an insect biting into the arm.

[Image: 109999100950c85c4a93tv1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/dieselbug2007/1099991009/

0518

蛍

lightning-bug

bugs have to go to school to learn how to become lightning bugs.

[Image: 733373570cfdba081enk4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/myriorama/73337357/

0519

蛍

snake

i use a spoon to feed my pet-snake insects in the house.

[Image: 28218959042bf1f9f84bxq3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/andrevanbortel/2821895904/

0520

虹

rainbow

noone knows, but rainbows are actually crafted by insects.

[Image: 1096889195b327d501f8uw4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/0olong/1096889195/

0521

蝶

butterfly

a butterfly is an insect that appears after spending a generation on a tree as a cocoon.

[Image: 22977094510308cc3f1bmv0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/daadi/2297709451/

0522

独

single

picture wild dogs chasing one single insect.

[Image: 5364813ffc05fb56chf0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/minusbaby/5364813/

0523

蚕

silkworm

there are no insects in heaven - except for silkworms.

[Image: 25642107953e84f1b217xs4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/meffi/2564210795/

0524

風

wind

the wind carries drops of insects.

[Image: 9300434857c6670affpm7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/stephenjohnbryde/93004348/

0525

己

self

looks like the 's' in self in a mirror.

[Image: 9814423f6ee6082c9me0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/stanbury/9814423/

0526

起

rouse

if you rouse a snake, better start to run.

[Image: 12104269185944cbf524vd6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/asuivre/1210426918/

0527

妃

queen

Cleopatra, duh.

[Image: 2420171106e6fd7454f8jb3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/jpeepz/2420171106/

0528

改

reformation

a taskmaster gets reformed with the training from a snake.

[Image: 2722588263eaf487e659dz5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/aesum/2722588263/

0529

記

scribe

a scribe writes down words using the snakes venom.

[Image: 52365969920860c5767ys6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tea_time/523659699/

0530

包

wrap

the snake bound up its prey by wrapping around it.

[Image: 205794461c6570b6566hw1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/menza/205794461/

0531

胞

placenta

placenta is flesh wrapped around the foetus.

[Image: 2698241188157eb7124lc3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/gahjr2000/269824118/

0532

砲

cannon

primitive cannons fired stones wrapped in papers.

[Image: 3072272086bccbc9e6bdbg0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/otts/3072272086/

0533

泡

bubbles

bubbles are just air wrapped up in a layer of water.

[Image: 238860762028a3c2872ezq9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/peretzpup/2388607620/

0534

亀

tortoise

a tortoise is prosperity bound up with a tail.

[Image: 124685704d437ffe0abcx8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/denial_land/124685704/

0535

電

electricity

it's raining electric eels.

[Image: 2340084768b7c27b39eafg4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/diongillard/2340084768/

0536

竜

dragon

a dragon is like a standing eel.

[Image: 229262151530ef35364ert3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/hradcanska/2292621515/

0537

滝

waterfall

the water dragon dwells in the waterfall.

[Image: 2485862955bd6c948e97fn4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/letsbook/2485862955/

0538

豚

pork

pork comes from the flesh of a sow.

[Image: 389677001bddacdfc2axb2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/spaceritual/389677001/

0539

逐

pursue

to pursue = to pursow on the road.

[Image: 217530924510ee8a719fvr4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kelleyboone/2175309245/

0540

遂

consummate

the horny pig consummates in the middle of the road.

[Image: 1649367cb85f75bb0lw6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/zen/1649367/

0541

家

house

a sow house, duh.

[Image: 7540033297b03a30acavj8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/donabelandewen/754003329/

0542

嫁

marry into

a woman will marry into your house.

[Image: 206895447642bcbeb336ir9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/49024304@N00/2068954476/

0543

豪

overpowering

the tall, crowned "king-porker" from animal farm was an overpowering pig named napoleon.

[Image: 31451621359a9492b1b5kg8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/24905220@N00/3145162135/

0544

腸

intestines

the intestines are like the piggy bank of your flesh.

[Image: 480987377905e705a0abj6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mag3737/480987377/

0545

場

location

a pile of soil marks the location where i burried my piggy bank.

[Image: 21465729153625f31970iy9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/gbaku/2146572915/

0546

湯

hot water

i had to pay the hot water bill with my piggy-bank money.

[Image: 383899140dda0190b09db4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/fornal/383899140/

0547

羊

sheep

looks like a sheep run over by a steam roller.

[Image: 3020714772c5bbe64691yo0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tambako/3020714772/

0548

美

beauty

is a large sheep something beautiful?

[Image: 101578015acfc8f732coo5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/russelljsmith/101578015/

0549

洋

ocean

the waters of the pasheephic ocean.

[Image: 2074162123259b57dd83xx9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/crowt59/2074162123/

0550

詳

detailed

detailed words must not be said sheepishly.

[Image: 353056105f3fe7b94bc0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/flamk/3530561/

0551

鮮

fresh

the fish was getting fresh with the sheep.

[Image: 23780436990933a63bd3ho6lv6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tattoodjay/2378043699/

0552

達

accomplished

the dirty sheep had come far down this road and accomplished many things.

[Image: 23418485683c34abaa7dwc7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/valeriebb/2341848568/

0553

羨

envious

the sheep was envious on the other sheep because it lacked water.

[Image: 4531077282ab18a5585jl7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/mefistofelicat/453107728/

0554

差

distinction

this new-zealand pro-gamer has won many distinctions playing world of woolcraft.

[Image: 488168696939fc6db2dwk9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/beagleskin/488168696/

0555

着

don

if you don wool over your mouth you can only see your eyes.

[Image: 176932229113fed6deb7ey5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/11312511@N02/1769322291/

0556

唯

solely

sadly my mouth gets to taste turkey solely on christmas day.

[Image: 3074620301b81128517aor1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/atomicshark/3074620301/

0557

焦

char

when I put the turkey over the oven fire, it always ends up being charred beyond recognition.

[Image: 68347556eb48f60c64lu1.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/86571141@N00/68347556/

0558

礁

reef

reefs are often formed from volcanic rock - rock that has been charred.

[Image: 3041928169cf16022f66hd0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/bryanto/3041928169/

0559

集

gather

a gather of turkeys up a tree.

[Image: 242150807906926e5fd3gw5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/albaum/2421508079/

0560

准

quasi-

an ice-turkey is a quasi-turkey.

[Image: 2259746001749ce22ef7re9.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/unavoidablegrain/2259746001/

0561

進

advance

the turkey crossed the road to advance to the other side.

[Image: 428633866e3fbb91bbdsc5.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/binkley27/428633866/

0562

雑

miscellaneous

among today's miscellaneous stories, we have a report on a turkey chased up on a tree by a baseball!

[Image: 23083567599a141ec1c7qv3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/wallyg/2308356759/

0563

雌

feminine / female

stop spooning turkeys - spoon females!

[Image: 304326919ff9c063744wf8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/gareandkitty/304326919/

0564

準

semi-

the anhinga, or water turkey, has a needle-like nose, so really it's only a semi-turkey.

[Image: 456pxanhingabqo4.jpg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anhinga_b.jpg

0565

奮

stirred up

the st. bernard dog ate the brain of the turkey and stirred up all the other birds around.

[Image: 454261235cdddb695d0yq8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/hand-nor-glove/454261235/

0566

奪

rob

the st. bernard dog wanted to rob the turkey but it was glued to the table.

[Image: 3066750942e34944152etb7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kittygutz/3066750942/

0567

確

assurance

i got assurance that the stone turkey house was safe.

[Image: 2459746167b660a2746fbnw6.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2459746167/

0568

午

noon

noon is the hour of the horse.

[Image: 76146083902f3688039fe0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/tfrancis/761460839/

0569

許

permit

you have to whisper sweet words to the horse before she permits you to ride her.

[Image: 20925261dd8c5c088ejo8.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/lwr/20925261/

0570

歓

delight

i would be delighted if japanese lacked the pegasus kanji.

[Image: fuckrj3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/3235602382/

0571

権

authority

noone has the authority to tie up a pegasus to a tree.

[Image: 216419804943a121531afr7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/kafkan/2164198049/

0572

観

outlook

microsoft outlook works about as well as a pegasus that can't see - they both crash all the time.

[Image: 25270934510e732e11a8ag0.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/theshadowknows/2527093451/

0573

羽

feathers

pictograph of feathers, duh.

[Image: 538284936ce6b302155vm7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/zixi/538284936/

0574

習

learn

anyone can learn how to fly with two white feathers.

[Image: 237450602342a653425dvg7.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/bored-now/2374506023/

0575

翌

the following

the following exhibit are feathers sticking out of a vase.

[Image: 350452845fa743a9623ko3.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/nuanc/350452845/

0576

翌

weekday

on weekdays we feather the turkey.

[Image: 2585961465a9c8dc72edodc2.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/k38shawn/2585961465/

0577

濯

laundry

when turkeys do the laundry, they put their feathers in water.

[Image: 110067833e920fee73fnn4.jpg]

http://flickr.com/photos/evill1/110067833/

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