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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-03-23

LESSON 31 (part one, 1125-1145)

1125

斤

axe

the axe-wielding maniac nails a poor victim, right under a cliff.

[Image: 292284600d9349ab2b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgc/29228460/

1126

析

chop

we chop down trees with axes to analyze their rings.

[Image: 260049718991ee9a9792.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mushkush/2600497189/

1127

所

place

just leave your axe at the door when you come over to my place!

[Image: 35650275e94e22ae65.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hartnupj/35650275/

1128

祈

pray

pray at the altar or get the axe!

[Image: 2732978334316d370c17.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11722465@N07/2732978334/

1129

近

near

the end is near - the axe-murderer is waiting for you on the road!

[Image: 2173949065cb6f7a8caf.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/solidstate76/2173949065/

1130

折

fold

to hold an axe, you need to fold your fingers around the handle.

[Image: 182444838eda08efbe2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tohoscope/182444838/

1131

哲

philosophy

philosophy? folding your mouth, nothing more.

[Image: 32019248744107d0a51e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/superfantastic/3201924874/

1132

逝

departed

the entire road is lined with folded cranes from the departed sasaki sadako.

[Image: 2500572069ccd33e14e2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/antoniapneumonia/2500572069/

1133

誓

vow

fold your fingers together and word your vows!

[Image: 27592945263edb4d13f9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kukkurovaca/2759294526/

1134

暫

temporarily

on car axe day we temporarily freaked out!

[Image: 35849407894de4bb28.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mossimoinc/35849407/

1135

漸

steadily

water run out of the car steadily so we fixed it with an axe.

[Image: 2536631188c923cd5c44.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zdeto/2536631188/

1136

断

severance

america? the land (L) of axes and severance!

[Image: 4546554447b6572f1da.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/454655444/

1137

質

substance

the axe-axe effect? substance for your shells!

[Image: 30314189081c0e4054af.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/camomagicgirl89/3031418908/

1138

斥

reject

she rejected the axe so i dropped it.

[Image: 2636009431e139344c6f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/erix/2636009431/

1139

訴

accusation

words of accusation are usually rejected.

[Image: 30321309796cbd239429.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilike/3032130979/

1140

昨

yesterday

yesterday, all my troubles seemed saw far away...

[Image: 4181987484748d72829.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_television/418198748/

1141

詐

lie

pinnochio - every time he utters a word of a lie he has to get the saw out!

[Image: 665065039b165a3ca1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cnicules/66506503/

1142

作

make

obama made history with a saw.

[Image: 3004731748d16e841884.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewtopia/3004731748/

1143

雪

snow

right after i had swept the rain with a broom it started to snow...doh!

[Image: 2455900347cc5461f23e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/borkurdotnet/2455900347/

1144

録

record

if grains of rice were made of gold, we would sweep them up with a broom in record time.

[Image: 23710789828be223d15e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/2371078982/

1145

尋

inquire

i'll inquire how she glued my mouth with broom craft!

[Image: 2263643970d6e602e1e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/druclimb/226364397/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-03-23

LESSON 31 (part two, 1146-1166)

1146

急

hurry

my bound up heart feels like a broom in a hurry.

[Image: 44808411f1273460c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hi-phi/4480841/

1147

穏

calm

hidden in wheat, the vulture broom heart kept calm.

[Image: 1703964340a691b002e4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/haerold/1703964340/

1148

侵

encroach

cbc (crotch - broom - crown) encroached on obama's campaign!

[Image: 2893483293d9f82beaf8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/2893483293/

1149

浸

immersed

cbc (crotch - broom - crown) immersed in water!

[Image: 1930460073392f46d5f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abacusengine/193046007/

1150

寝

lie down

cbc (crotch - broom - crown) was lying down the turtle house!

[Image: 2654464385cb4a0fefb4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jumphigh/2654464385/

1151

婦

lady

the broom lady/woman wore an apron, duh.

[Image: 261855560b7f4f7a3e0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonpais/261855560/

1152

掃

sweep

what do you need to sweep? fingers, a broom and an apron.

[Image: 2491045964eaa34da5af.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iirraa/2491045964/

1153

当

hit

a lil' girl got hit by a broom!

[Image: 811211313d1902be31f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daryoush/811211313/

1154

争

contend

a bound up rake is easy to contend.

[Image: 5333565910b581636a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigpogm/53335659/

1155

浄

clean

nobody can contend clean drinking water!

[Image: 429388973c5493ae7cc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10451396@N00/429388973/

1156

事

matter

one mouth rake matters, no kidding!

[Image: 15623597597d39118fcb.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreasnilsson1976/1562359759/

1157

唐

t'ang

archaeologists found an ancient rake from the t'ang dynasty at the mouth cave!

[Image: suiyangditang.jpg]

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

1158

糖

sugar

sugar made from rice has a tangy flavour.

[Image: 40819367687e8558a0b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spike55151/408193676/

1159

康

ease / sane

is it sane to say that a sieve looks like a cave?

[Image: 294881672324d363cddd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moosterbroek/2948816723/

1160

逮

apprehend

we apprehend a close-up sieve like a road, sorta.

[Image: 24144280513ecd873e17.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayhem/2414428051/

1161

伊

italy

the obama mop reminded me of italy.

[Image: 25173618689fe0b40169.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/2517361868/

1162

君

old boy

call me old boy again and i'll shove this mop in your mouth!

[Image: 456789620219b53c581.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindspigot/456789620/

1163

群

flock

zomg, the old boy flocked the sheep!

[Image: 224960258291fbff80da.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nothing/2249602582/

1164

耐

-proof

my comb is glue-proof!

[Image: 2613271408f09732912c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hippie/2613271408/

1165

需

demand

i demand a rain comb! now!

[Image: 24627480021fbe731d0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/246274800/

1166

儒

confucian

obama demands to know what confucian means!

[Image: 909277116b5e83a6b57.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/909277116/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-03-24

LESSON 31 (part three, 1167-1183)

1167

端

edge

when you stand a comb on its edge, it looks like the mountain kanji.

[Image: 28861241e3f52b8fc3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/veebl/28861241/

1168

両

both

both effective ways to commit suicide: hang yourself from the ceiling with your belt or jump off a mountain.

[Image: 235339862604d1504f41.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/smercury98/2353398626/

1169

満

full

i got bags full of water and flowers after i survived both my suicide attempts.

[Image: 966935903dd487b063.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/malinky/96693590/

1170

画

brush stroke

make a brush stroke on the ceiling with a shovel full of brussel sprouts.

[Image: 32908867453545f76972.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/holster/3290886745/

1171

歯

tooth

stop shoveling rice into your mouth, you'll hurt a tooth!

[Image: 78561020978df6caa6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kendice/78561020/

1172

曲

bend

bender the robot, duh.

[Image: 2614583827666fa3744b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kangster/2614583827/

1173

曹

cadet

bender lasted just one day in the space cadets.

[Image: 24033177518a097863fd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolesther/2403317751/

1174

遭

encounter

awesome, i enncountered bender on cadet road!

[Image: 137583714214955b672c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregrob/1375837142/

1175

漕

rowing

the naval cadet was rowing in water.

[Image: 2922866938145bd37bc3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsnet/2922866938/

1176

槽

vat

the tree cadet built a vat.

[Image: 503160904436a41fc61.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshclark/503160904/

1177

斗

big dipper

two more drops and even this ten gallon big dipper bends.

[Image: 23548075927cde243aec.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericjsilva/2354807592/

1178

料

fee

the fee was a measuring cup full of rice.

[Image: 2885394504d43c8c2722.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/praiadofrances/2885394504/

1179

科

department

university departments study things like wheat and the big dipper.

[Image: 46785316358b1e510bb.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/doylespics/467853163/

1180

図

map

a pictograph of a treasure map, duh.

[Image: 20753107755eb35307dd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tontoncopt/2075310775/

1181

用

utilize

when your flesh is weak you must utilize a walking stick.

[Image: 32818543042efddc4a1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boasorteecareca/328185430/

1182

庸

commonplace / comfortable

to live a comfortable life, single men need only a cave for living, a rake for cleaning and a screwdriver for fixing.

[Image: 2640748869c9c64f87da.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/swellzphoto/2640748869/

1183

備

equip

we equipped obama with flowers, a cliff and a screwdriver.

[Image: 17976269223e2076e03d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/turtlemom_nancy/1797626922/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-03-25

LESSON 32 (part one, 1184-1204)

1184

昔

once upon a time

once upon a time, in the days of the salad monster...

[Image: 2312257933ed8ed4f190.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robwallace/2312257933/

1185

錯

confused

once upon a time, people got confused and abolished the gold standard.

[Image: 20863285399257da9d07.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbarnhart/2086328539/

1186

借

borrow

once upon a time, obama borrowed a salad bowl.

[Image: 31975949687656d989c6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgold/3197594968/

1187

惜

pity

once upon a time my state of mind was such a pity!

[Image: 5577540795552eb21bd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/desiretofire/557754079/

1188

措

set aside

once upon my time i set aside my fingers.

[Image: 3918667749097c7fae9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/acererak/391866774/

1189

散

scatter

the taskmaster secretly scattered a bit of human flesh in his salad.

[Image: 18482409710b8768171.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreasmarx/184824097/

1190

廿

twenty

ten plus ten is twenty.

[Image: 1032024c5c80e7f74.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iko/1032024/

1191

庶

commoner

20 commoners were burned in a cavern.

[Image: 3716768107f85e96deb.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photograham/371676810/

1192

遮

intercept

who are you most likely to incercept on the road? obviously a commoner.

[Image: 24742793929b299e7f0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabiovenni/247427939/

1193

席

seat

in a cavern there is no towel or seat, usually.

[Image: 30609373596adaf6406.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/d0/306093735/

1194

度

degrees

it was minus twenty degrees in the crotch cave!

[Image: 53229194833ffbce24e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tommetje/532291948/

1195

渡

transit

although it was minus 20 degrees, they used the water crotch cave for transit.

[Image: 260456137999ecb7c0e0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boelaars/2604561379/

1196

奔

bustle

what is that bustling coming from the haystack? oh, it's a st. bernard dog!

[Image: 6925612878831a7367.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/storybookrabbit/69256128/

1197

噴

erupt

when the mouth of the volcano erupted, the shellfish all hid under haystacks.

[Image: 326086995bd2c1abf3d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kahunapulej/326086995/

1198

墳

tomb

we didn't have much money so we got a haystack instead of a tomb.

[Image: 824263810d910ac9bd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eqqman/82426381/

1199

憤

aroused

the angry state of mind aroused at finding all your clams hidden under your haystack stolen!

[Image: 27532102263c3c8671e7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/s9500/2753210226/

1200

焼

bake

the straw man was baking on fire.

[Image: 2168280856f0b5c00e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/krisgriffon/21682808/

1201

暁

daybreak

the sun rising beside a straw man in a corn field is a classic cartoon depiction of daybreak.

[Image: 316134113253536a52b1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobbrussack/3161341132/

1202

半

half

imagine karate chopping something in half with a walking stick and pausing the picture just as the first "board" breaks.

[Image: 183877077c0bf2fa682.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/conformpdx/183877077/

1203

伴

consort

obama consorts his other half.

[Image: 27788970103dbf14885b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregtimm/2778897010/

1204

畔

paddy-ridge

a paddy-ridge divides the rice field in half.

[Image: 21356325204d80914878.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/autanex/2135632520/

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RTK1: One kanji, one picture - stoked - 2009-03-26

LESSON 32 (part two, 1205-1219)

1205

判

judgment

It takes good judgement to cut things in exactly half with a saber.

[Image: 333668943165d590515.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/333668943/

1206

券

ticket

wohoo, we got tickets for the last quarter of the dagger fight!

[Image: 2323864110cf9d124afc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/78124746@N00/2323864110/

1207

巻

scroll

this scroll isn't long enough to show more than a quarter of a snake.

[Image: 938197946a49dc085c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/93819794/

1208

圏

sphere

i assosiate scrolls with spell casting: the efect of the spell is pent in a sphere of influence, outside no damage is done.

[Image: 2778331038da4968bf7a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thestrangestloveofall/2778331038/

1209

勝

victory

after your victory cut your enemy's flesh into quarters to show your power.

[Image: 23862954501146d5b1c1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/noii/2386295450/

1210

藤

wisteria

the wisteria flower looks like a moon with quarters of rice grains on it.

[Image: 23857434752a84cf9cb7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32623487@N00/2385743475/

1211

謄

mimeograph / facsimile

sending a facsimile to the moon can be problematic - only a quarter of the words actually get there!

[Image: 2275085956a985a50b54.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikvanhannen/2275085956/

1212

片

one-sided

this pictograph of a man kneeling and presenting the ring to his future wife is a one-sided version of the story. others say he was actually giving her the finger!

[Image: 2621107976793e2aac96.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergemelki/2621107976/

1213

版

printing block

printing blocks are one-sided - the anti side has the print!

[Image: 17923563532a2f03a839.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/queen_of_subtle/1792356353/

1214

之

of

of all the kanji, this is the only one zorro can write.

[Image: 78222515780cdfd2357.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/programwitch/782225157/

1215

乏

destitution

children in complete destitution have no hope of ever getting toys to play with, so when they find even a tiny drop of a building block they are overjoyed.

[Image: 426428261f8d029e51bx.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonriverme/426428261/

1216

芝

turf

artificial turf made easy: flowers stuck on top of building blocks that you can place anywhere.

[Image: 275450125091c23ca260.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/2754501250/

1217

不

negative

one below zero is a negative number.

[Image: 54895209751cad6c09.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alcino/54895209/

1218

否

negate

negative mouths negate everything.

[Image: 22551632308867787d2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rileyroxx/225516323/

1219

杯

cupfuls

want a few cupfuls of raw tree juice? negative!

[Image: 33360684742c3946585.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/b-ran/333606847/

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LESSON 33 (part one, 1220-1240)

1220

矢

dart

darts are like drops falling from heaven.

[Image: 2143169685357b081c3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wili/214316968/

1221

矯

rectify

the angel cupid uses darts to rectify people's love life.

[Image: 224797189051a32571f9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicks57/2247971890/

1222

族

tribe

ever heard of the tribe with the dart banner?

[Image: 3197707947099a25ce43.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22280677@N07/3197707947/

1223

知

know

i should know. after all, i did graduate from dartmouth!

[Image: 4652595695a88bde62.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emotionaltoothpaste/46525956/

1224

智

wisdom

wisdom is knowing everything over the sun.

[Image: 34586920701fb7fdc55.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adinges/345869207/

1225

矛

halberd

a pictograph of a halberd, duh.

[Image: 1074699235ee2c008fa3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/notafish/1074699235/

1226

柔

tender

love me tender, love me perfect, never cheat on me. or i'll impale you on my halberd, and hang ya atop a tree...

[Image: 27789433875fec81cba3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/2778943387/

1227

務

task

the taskmaster performs his task, using halberd and his muscle.

[Image: 2577351741d168a902db.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8765199@N07/2577351741/

1228

霧

fog

rain's task is to get rid of the fog.

[Image: 27475718903f16b1d538.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixation/2747571890/

1229

班

squad

in order to be in the man-squad, you need to have two balls with your "spear" in the middle.

[Image: 24582163061de85809ba.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vonbergendotnet/2458216306/

1230

帰

homecoming

a female warrior returns home from battle. her husband takes away her spear to symbolize the end of fighting and gives her a broom and an apron. "boy, this is some kind of homecoming", thinks the veteran.

[Image: 27104472905e898c93c4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/douglascountyhistory/2710447290/

1231

弓

bow

legolas from the lord of the rings, hehe.

[Image: 20477800288cc95277c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fernando/204778002/

1232

引

pull

put a walking stick in the bow and pull it back...

[Image: 20940322341ba8767e24.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvux/2094032234/

1233

弔

condolences

bow to offer condolences while holding on to a walking stick.

[Image: 2908584751ab76b14278.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcohn/2908584751/

1234

弘

vast

there's a vast difference between a bow and an elbow.

[Image: 31046136951d450f7b15q.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amchu/3104613695/

1235

強

strong

an insect who can fly vast distances is strong.

[Image: 251895667bd8209cad3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/luisferfranco/251895667/

1236

弱

weak

an ice bow is weak, two ice bones are even weaker.

[Image: 31848639220246f3a8a4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22281745@N04/3184863922/

1237

沸

seethe

i would be seething if someone threw all my dollars into the water.

[Image: 25169465277ab5567f00.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/captspaulding/2516946527/

1238

費

expense

an expense is an expense, whether you put it in dollars or in local money.

[Image: 2290475072329d6b9b7c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21313845@N04/2290475072/

1239

第

no.

since the dollar sign is on the way out as the symbol of no. 1 currency, bamboo may top it in value before long.

[Image: 22811360953f3cf34f42.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/unlistedsightings/2281136095/

1240

弟

younger brother

the younger brother was a horny dollar -chasing bastard.

[Image: 199691507d5cf46a6f1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markybon/199691507/

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LESSON 33 (part two, 1241-1247)

1241

巧

adroit

to be adroit one must have mastered the crafting of snare drums.

[Image: 188597288ed9e3ce733.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/188597288/

1242

号

nickname

her nickname was mouth snare!

[Image: 2651209406411e95a685.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cassisaari/2651209406/

1243

朽

decay

the decay of civilization: snaring up trees to build parking lots...

[Image: 3030532402f7874325bc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrowless/3030532402/

1244

誇

boast

his large boastful words snared no one.

[Image: 2575166215935a68c3e8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mi-ki/2575166215/

1245

汚

dirty

the water i snared is pretty dirty, it has a rusty spike in it.

[Image: 32329412458f1810976c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/3232941245/

1246

与

bestow

i shall bestow you with the one slingshot!

[Image: slingshot28weapon29.jpg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slingshot_(weapon).jpg

1247

写

copy

a crown was bestowed to the british royalty museum, but it was only a copy.

[Image: 30577164022c31e1817e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/canadagood/3057716402/

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LESSON 34 (part one, 1248-1268)

1248

身

somebody

somebody? the blues brothers, duh.

[Image: 3269352393f71cf333d4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekjkev/3269352393/

1249

射

shoot

you shoot somebody with a glue-gun.

[Image: 275807227057d43c49f6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftygoat/2758072270/

1250

謝

apologize

dick cheney, duh.

[Image: 346731823c929da3b37.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/346731823/

1251

老

old man

an old man who needs to be spoon-fed, in the dirt with a walking stick.

[Image: 1051363046044c6c33.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharif/10513630/

1252

考

consider

before shooting an old man with a slingshot, consider the consequences.

[Image: 33346145953d82b51dc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawgmatix/333461459/

1253

孝

filial piety

filial piety? a child bowing at old man's feet.

[Image: 1186867080f69df15a7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmiehomeschoolmom/118686708/

1254

教

teach

in early japan, filial piety was the cornerstone of education, and harsh taskmasters were employed to teach it.

[Image: 517160775bd608243a3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loty/517160775/

1255

拷

torture

i seriously considered finger torture...

[Image: 88807478674813b73ca.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blah_oh_well/888074786/

1256

者

someone

an old man who made it to the sun isn't just somebody, he's someone.

[Image: 300203330ae94aca7f7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashomasho/300203330/

1257

煮

boil

i am boiling my love doll over the flames to warm her up a bit...

[Image: 253849224657a4bda023.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/null66913/2538492246/

1258

著

renowned

the flower (love) doll was someone of great renowned.

[Image: 25791067386e68324142.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/merwing/2579106738/

1259

署

signature

before giving your signature to accept the love doll, you should eye over it for possible damages.

[Image: 21913577284259322697.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/portland_mike/2191357728/

1260

暑

sultry

ahh, a fine sultry day with my love doll under the hot sun!

[Image: 2682027405c34b0c963c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/merwing/2682027405/

1261

諸

various

my love doll can say various words, like : "aah","uhh", and so on.

[Image: 3224094520aa20b1da08.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatlunagirl/3224094520/

1262

猪

boar

a pack of wild dogs mistook my love doll for a wild boar and tore her to pieces, shit!

[Image: 9653531131f6ffc594.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iboy_daniel/96535311/

1263

渚

strand

i was stranded on a desert island surrounded by water for hundreds of miles on end. i wasn't upset though - i had my love doll! what a great strand of sand to be stranded on - just me and my love doll!

[Image: 2793179677a3ca852c2d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/funky_puppet/2793179677/

1264

賭

gamble

ever gambled for a doll with money?

[Image: 785258333e5d32d3aab.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/frannyluvstrans/785258333/

1265

峡

gorge

a gorge is where someone has cut into a mountain with a pair of scissors.

[Image: 197361scissormountain0.jpg]

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/197361.html

1266

狭

cramped

i cramped my pack of wild dogs with a pair of scissors.

[Image: 1533965844bef839848.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepack/153396584/

1267

挟

sandwiched

fingers sandwiched between a pair of scissors.

[Image: 235092461955c59ea670.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrd00dman/2350924619/

1268

追

chase

we chased the maestro bastard on the road...

[Image: 2869962594974ab1a0a5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paveita/2869962594/

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LESSON 34 (part two, 1269-1289)

1269

師

expert

the maestro used a towel to swing across the ceiling. what an expert!

[Image: 2476825572d9fb69863c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marsdd/2476825572/

1270

帥

commander

the maestro waved his towel around as commander of his orchestra.

[Image: 154218011e884f5311c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wili/154218011/

1271

官

bureaucrat

no one likes classical music anymore. our maestro is here at home without his baton sighing sadly before he heads off for another day to his new job as a bureaucrat.

[Image: 25888093957796ec254.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidiot/258880939/

1272

棺

coffin

an excellent use of wood is to make coffins for bureaucrats.

[Image: 53812293765ca4038b3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/538122937/

1273

管

pipe

japanese bureaucrats send all their messages through a bamboo pipe system.

[Image: 3566629711dd8d61e89.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/356662971/

1274

父

father

a pictograph of your dad, duh.

[Image: 2903942220fdcc9109b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreverphoto/290394222/

1275

交

mingle

even though your father is an old man, he can`t give up his party lifestyle. once a week he still dons his cool top hat (well, it was cool 40 years ago) and goes out on the town to mingle with the ladies. this is a pretty common thing in japan, where old motherfuckers still think they can pick up 19 year old girls.

[Image: 208225110902015f2d2b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownwall/2082251109/

1276

効

merit

there is great merit in mingling with the powerful.

[Image: 2808242705ff54ff4699.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2808242705/

1277

較

contrast

the people i had invited to the party were mingling quite well with one another, until they all suddenly started talking about the cars they own. pretty soon the crowd divided itself into distinct, contrasting crowds: rich snobs with fancy cars, soccer moms with minivans, and hippies with bicycles.

[Image: 55457579.jpg]

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SNYt9PUozKU/0.jpg

1278

校

exam

at the tree where the exam results will be posted all the students mingle in anticipation.

[Image: 469868102203db7bf06.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickscully/469868102/

1279

足

leg

i'll use my mouth to mend your leg!

[Image: 31969889717e18011918.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/megolas/3196988971/

1280

促

stimulate

the obama leg stimulated the economy.

[Image: 32516992531a253edd48.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zizzles/3251699253/

1281

距

long-distance

you can step a long-distance if you have a leg that's gigantic!

[Image: 292530752078df4b378c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/doug88888/2925307520/

1282

路

path

each leg walks its own path in life.

[Image: 307603252505bfda4997.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diankarl/3076032525/

1283

露

dew

after the rain the path was covered with dew.

[Image: 370534405335825645.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinish/37053440/

1284

跳

hop

a turtle with a wooden leg needs to hop to get around.

[Image: 1310095758a1e0bdb3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stillheidi/13100957/

1285

躍

leap

leap on your wooden leg and wave your arms like turkey feathers...　

[Image: 48494495813f8a4a9a6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nemone/484944958/

1286

践

tread

did jesus actually tread on water? maybe his wooden leg just allowed him to float!

[Image: 21691355829594314d3f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roobie/2169135582/

1287

踏

step

you have to watch your step when moving your leg on a watery day.

[Image: 267115592b170277705.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mzn37/267115592/

1288

骨

skeleton

your body meat is attached to the bone joints of your skeleton.

[Image: 2956184728c81804841c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wurzeltod/2956184728/

1289

滑

slippery

a skeleton warns you: slippery when wet!

[Image: 517387799d20c93567e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/killbox/517387799/

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LESSON 34 (part three, 1290-1293)

1290

髄

marrow

marrow is something the skeleton will not possess down the road.

[Image: 329584533939c2b9942a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28139153@N00/3295845339/

1291

禍

calamity

calamity jane went to the altar to confess her sins and the priest's jawbone fell to the floor...

[Image: 2181148389e43f87eb88.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/edoug/2181148389/

1292

渦

whirlpool

my jawbone was covered by water in the whirlpool.

[Image: 20195193191218ff7ccb.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubbertoe/2019519319/

1293

過

overdo

jaws strikes the highway! man, they're really overdoing it now...

[Image: 418333857d55186ac60.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mn_francis/418333857/

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LESSON 35 (part one, 1294-1314)

1294

阪

heights

it's quite surprising, but pinnacles are actually anti-heights.

[Image: 2415098735722482895.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/livingincarvercounty/241509873/

1295

阿

africa

can you see africa from the pinnacle? i can! i can!

[Image: 33666302952f5b4c6110.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastoffools/3366630295/

1296

際

occasion

on occasion, rituals are held at the very tip of the pinnacle.

[Image: 529201062739f7d2052.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubro/529201062/

1297

障

hinder

at the pinnacle awards i won a badge so big that it hindered my movement.

[Image: 3232134372994d4c31ee.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/affsum/3232134372/

1298

随

follow

i fled to the pinnacle for safety, but the demon followed me right up the road!

[Image: 338955173054a812e47b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jan_bakker/3389551730/

1299

陪

obeisance / auxiliary

in case of emergency, the pinnacle has an auxiliary guard system, but they keep it muzzled until it's needed.

[Image: 282452505892af97055d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/irisheyes/2824525058/

1300

陽

sunshine

the pinnacle catches the sunshine like a piggy bank catches coins.

[Image: 101348182fd8c5ee2b1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sazeod/101348182/

1301

陳

exhibit / line up

folks line up to see the great pinnacle of the east... mount fuji.

[Image: 33930107562d9308c99.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kamoda/339301075/

1302

防

ward off

i go the pinnacle where I can see in all directions and ward off the blues.

[Image: 2934820644e502b05f0cb.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kittell/2934820644/

1303

附

affixed

adhere to the rtk system, the pinnacle of kanji studies, and the characters will be affixed in your mind ...

[Image: rememberingkanji1.gif]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Remembering_Kanji_1.gif

1304

院

inst.

to reach the pinnacle of kanji perfect you need to attend the heisig inst.

[Image: heisig2004a.jpg]

http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/~heisig/images/heisig_2004a.jpg

1305

陣

camp

from the camp, you could hardly see the car hidden in the pinnacles.

[Image: 38661538634d64ff11d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kool_skatkat/386615386/

1306

隊

regiment

the regiment marched up to the pinnacle with their horny sows.

[Image: 319056965771b7899b4e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29007475@N08/3190569657/

1307

墜

crash

one of the members of our air force regiment has been shot down; he managed to safely eject, but his plane crashed into the ground.

[Image: 281943892758038b1e86.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveseven/2819438927/

1308

降

descend

to descend from the pinnacle you must walk down with your monocle and walking legs.

[Image: 35941510433e19d383f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diamondgeyser/359415104/

1309

階

story

the pinnacle of a building is the sum of all the stories.

[Image: 541830045f73cf4c6b9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/541830045/

1310

陛

highness

compared to his highness living on the pinnacle, i am dirt poor.

[Image: 2194895256cec6e94c4b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loungerie/2194895256/

1311

隣

neighbouring

america thinks it is the pinnacle of the world, looking down on all neighboring countries through its mirrored, aviator sunglasses.

[Image: 210435447d61ae95d9f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johncohen/210435447/

1312

隔

isolate

the people of the pinnacle isolate themselves, partly dissolving any outside friendships.

[Image: 2162511611df1f216c44.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/missnita/2162511611/

1313

隠

conceal

the pinnacle was concealed by the vulture broom heart.

[Image: 134540085c4fe04f48a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/134540085/

1314

堕

degenerate

any attempt to possess the pinnacle will degenerate into a land war.

[Image: 4087700144c280b60d4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coda/408770014/

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LESSON 35 (part two, 1315-1332)

1315

陥

collapse

The pinnacle was bound up in the old days in order to not collapse.

[Image: 476897084f1901fa53eo.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/476897084/

1316

穴

hole

Eight houses covered the hole.

[Image: 608586645aa7e77b68.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/60858664/

1317

空

empty

Our crafted hole was empty.

[Image: 2353496088361b1f612.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rtpeat/235349608/

1318

控

withdraw

He opened his purse with his fingers. It was empty, so he withdrew.

[Image: 2955365970c0e3bda005.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dazlambert/2955365970/

1319

突

stab

When you stab something you often leave a large hole.

[Image: 11862501888ca9d3e071.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammyblot/1186250188/

1320

究

research

Most researchers have nine holes.

[Image: 14295844290fc888a646.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/underwaterguy/1429584429/

1321

窒

plug up

Sticking a plug up your hole will lead to stronger climaxes.

[Image: 369305769bff14da4ee.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewpaulcarr/369305769/

1322

窃

stealth

Stealth bombers cut holes through the enemy radar.

[Image: 3621605646fbc4561.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aviatordave/3621605/

1323

窪

depression

The depression in the ground becomes a trap: the hole was filled with water and covered with ivy.

[Image: 488472872162fea8562.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/488472872/

1324

搾

squeeze

You have trouble squeezing your hand through the hole so you use a saw to enlarge it.

[Image: 20636893711ebaa32172.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bionicteaching/2063689371/

1325

窯

kiln

Be sure to put a hole in that ceramic sheep before you put it over the fire. Otherwise, it'll just explode in the kiln. (If you've never done ceramics before, it's important that the object have a hole in it, or this really will happen).

[Image: 252340077790d17588cb.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirkogarufi/2523400777/

1326

窮

hard up

Hard up = nothing but your body, living in a hole, with just a bow to hunt for your food.

[Image: 336585587f9af85ed5a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markb120/336585587/

1327

探

grope

A pictograph of a japanese schoolgirl getting groped by perverts on the train. The fingers of course, a crown (her too short skirt) and her legs below (which to be honest are pretty thick like tree trunks).

[Image: 185545804c254b2c5fc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13bobby/185545804/

1328

深

deep

Thrown in deep water, the Japanese School girl tries to reach a floating tree to save herself.

[Image: 379288066a10e76cdf5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymangan/379288066/

1329

丘

hill

At Capitol Hill proposals get axed on the floor.

[Image: 11174464c990ee9e3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/1117446/

1330

岳

Point

At some point, a hill becomes a mountain.

[Image: 207666497185d9a064d1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/2076664971/

1331

兵

soldier

Listen up soldiers! We're going to take that hill. You are no longer men with human legs. You are voracious animals, with animal legs! Got it? Animal legs! Now take that hill!

[Image: 13390021458716523cb5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/randysonofrobert/1339002145/

1332

浜

seacoast

Seacoast -> coast guard -> water soldiers!

[Image: 32211629529815948c5d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenationalguard/3221162952/

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LESSON 36 (part one, 1333-1350)

1333

糸

thread

Spiderman, duh.

[Image: spiderman547.jpg]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Spider-Man547.jpg

1334

織

weave

Spiderman weaves his way through the skyline while listening to his theme song on his ipod. It is played, of course, by kazoos.

[Image: 54010584806b0fc8168.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bestdamntech/540105848/

1335

繕

darning

After a day being virtuouos and keeping the city safe, Spiderman's outfit is in need of some repair. Luckily, as he can shoot out threads darning is very easy for him to do.

[Image: 2974654681814ec22e16.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/uchiuska/2974654681/

1336

縮

shrink

After spending the night at an inn, spiderman discovered that his costume had shrunk in the wash!

[Image: 32381180644697a11d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coderkind/32381180/

1337

繁

luxuriant

The cleverness of Spiderman allows him to swing into the windows of the most luxuriant hotels and spend the night.

[Image: 283212601599a8a7c8d9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18637958@N08/2832126015/

1338

縦

vertical

When Spiderman does his amazing vertical wall climbing, a throng of photographers accompanies him to get a good shot of the action.

[Image: 181388670970a9043d76.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29158681@N00/1813886709/

1339

線

line

This kanji is used for train lines. Spiderman does a hot spring tour of Japan using the train lines. You can see the Spidey costume hanging on the washing line as he enjoys the onsen.

[Image: 2729829955e564812cd6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambj/2729829955/

1340

締

tighten

The Sovereign has been caught by Spiderman. He's trying to get free so Spiderman tightens the web around him.

[Image: 2355830271b0c286a475.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonythemisfit/2355830271/

1341

維

fiber

Hey, Spidey! Eat that turkey if you want, but make sure you eat some fibers: you want spidey threads, don't ya?

[Image: 505424794e819e934b8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucianoghersi/505424794/

1342

羅

gauze

Lots of girls in Japan wear gauze patches over one eye made of course white fibers.

[Image: 21643952981e5d5b90c9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photonquantique/2164395298/

1343

練

practice

Spidey stays on the east side of the city to practice.

[Image: 839176940b5ed28ba8co.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/epicuriouseliane/839176940/

1344

緒

thong

Spiderman has a secret fetish, he likes nothing better than to dress his lovedoll in a thong. Wierd, eh!

[Image: 294827994f040f06a9f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcmhitchhiker/294827994/

1345

続

continue

Even though Peter Parker has become Spiderman, he continues to sell pictures that he takes as a photographer.

[Image: 33564622046a2b106b2c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chanceandme/3356462204/

1346

絵

picture

There's never a picture of Spiderman meeting Peter Parker... I wonder why?

[Image: 22228195995379da7e57.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diegodelacruzsalas/2222819599/

1347

統

overall

Spidey is alloted the biggest crime fighter jurisdiction in NYC because his overall arrest record is the best.

[Image: 2080854131c83bca3229.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14844565@N08/2080854131/

1348

絞

strangle

Spiderman hates going to parties and having to mingle. He wants to strangle someone after just a little small talk.

[Image: 1256702355b0a3d2bf4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuadrat/125670235/

1349

給

salary

Spiderman wanted to be a salaryman, but the suit just didn't fit him.

[Image: 463980038eb6c3912fd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abuckingham/463980038/

1350

絡

entwine

When threads become entwined, each thread is tangled to another.

[Image: 282206849436b1184023.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy-saxton2006/2822068494/

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LESSON 36 (part two, 1351-1371)

1351

結

tie

Spidey ties up the villain in a web of threads. "Good luck getting out of that, heh heh!"

[Image: 21250258902c86cbbbf5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/azlylynx/2125025890/

1352

終

end

Spiderman can't wait for winter to end!

[Image: 3838362830264e93379.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanssolo/383836283/

1353

級

class

Spiderman is taking the JLPT Level 1. In desperation he reaches out to grab his friend's answer sheet next to him, who seems to be doing well. The other test takers are obviously a class above him. Looks like this test is above his class of knowledge.

[Image: 106141702b042e68663.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonkeegan/106141702/

1354

紀

chronicle

Worst fan fiction ever: Spiderman joins the Chronicles of Narnia to battle a big snake!

[Image: 2451806466b4bb469a2a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/slave/2451806466/

1355

紅

crimson

Spiderman crafted a crimson costume to fight crime in.

[Image: 22729159564f5d79f8bd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/guppystormdotcom/2272915956/

1356

納

settlement

Spiderman was caught hanging upside down inside the girls changing room. The resulting public backlash and court-settlement were embarassing, but he still thinks it was worth it.

[Image: 101591282fe144ec264.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewmcvickar/101591282/

1357

紡

spinning

Spiderman can spin his webs in any direction.

[Image: 197749888e382f8e770.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nodaybuttoday/197749888/

1358

紛

distract

Spiderman got distracted when someone yelled, "Spiderman, wait a minute." He turned around and flew into a building.

[Image: 49777187792027b0598.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85296574@N00/497771877/

1359

紹

introduce

Spiderman seduces all the girls he's introduced to.

[Image: 176756220e87eb9789d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/herby_fr/176756220/

1360

経

sutra

In the Kama Sutra, you'll see a lot of people wearing not a single thread, and spooling around each other in the strangest positions.

[Image: 800pxkamasutra5.jpg]

http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Kamasutra5.jpg&filetimestamp=20050613204545

1361

紳

sire

Spiderman married a monkey and sired a brood of spider-monkeys.

[Image: 20207504006ea4be3bd9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkrobinson/2020750400/

1362

約

promise

He tied a thread around the ladle as a reminder of his promise to do more house work.

[Image: 353494626788413fa19.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/epac_island/353494626/

1363

細

dainty

spiderman's brain is dainty!

[Image: 24831831661b1f172491.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaunwong/2483183166/

1364

累

accumulate

A discussion thread is an accumulation of many brains.

[Image: 32595243447af635c359o.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris24dotca/3259524344/

1365

索

cord

Spiderman has been captured and given the ultimate torture: they forced a crown of needles on his head and attached it to an electrical cord, which they are about to plug into an outlet.

[Image: 23629916512aed1f1e8a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rexb/2362991651/

1366

総

general

Spiderman could not achieve general acceptance by the media even after winning the public's heart.

[Image: 287093611b551067290.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marco40134/287093611/

1367

綿

cotton

Spiderman's polyethylene suit starts to ride up after a while, so he always looks forward to the white cotton towels he wears while lounging around his apartment.

[Image: 7567563c105ed73d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dyfl/756756/

1368

絹

silk

Spiderman shoots special silk out of his mouth to get the flesh!

[Image: 333160790950c5bf1328.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulpolux/3331607909/

1369

繰

winding

Did you see Spiderman winding the goods from the tree? Wow!

[Image: 115827298ae7abf42b2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/john/115827298/

1370

継

inherit

One day, the land of America will inherit Spiderman.

[Image: 641670228f577b75743b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gepiblu/641670228/

1371

緑

green

Spiderman's nemesis the Green Goblin is in a slump; He's replaced his glider with a broom and is throwing grains of rice instead of bombs.

[Image: 271114992570436d6763t.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shindotv/2711149925/

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LESSON 36 (part three, 1372-1389)

1372

縁

affinity

Spiderman, though genuinely a good person, had an affinity for beating pigs with a broom.

[Image: 1439375807ee198acecc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/halcyonsnow/1439375807/

1373

網

netting

Vikings in horned helmets threaded their own netting and perished at sea.

[Image: 4473443605e3aeab014.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/esther17/447344360/

1374

緊

tense

Whenever Spiderman is tense, he loses control of his sex drive and becomes a slave to his crotch.

[Image: 25308745876285e5670.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredarmitage/253087458/

1375

紫

purple

If you stop and look at your spoon, you'll see a purple Spiderman. Yikes!

[Image: 386940622b00841bbe0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mellyjean/386940622/

1376

縛

truss

Spiderman is a specialist in trussing villains by dropping thread.

[Image: 100542228687f01597f0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddboy/1005422286/

1377

縄

straw rope

A straw rope is made from threads and has about the thickness of an eel.

[Image: 344543603163d07a242b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetz_eyez/3445436031/

1378

幼

infancy

In its infancy, a butterfly is protected by a cocoon, as it doesn't yet have any power of its own.

[Image: 235845998acbac3ad9d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryharris/235845998/

1379

後

behind

Lookout The Flash! There's an evil cocoon walking behind you!

[Image: 20398440334332d184f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewickie/203984403/

1380

幽

seclude / faint

The villagers haven't the faintest idea that giant coccoons resting in the mountain are soon to hatch.

[Image: 2493955648fbf97982ef.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/myriorama/2493955648/

1381

幾

how many

At the Mexican fiesta, there is a coccoon eating competition: How many coccoons can one person eat?

[Image: 144112759791b4df234.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/edyson/144112759/

1382

機

mechanism

How many trees constitute a mechanism?

[Image: 14738768524bc1400967.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stooopid_crack/1473876852/

1383

玄

mysterious

The mysterious dude pulled a cocoon out of his top hat.

[Image: 1987150007d9bc060bfc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikewade/1987150007/

1384

畜

livestock

Livestock has been mysteriously disappearing from the rice field. Huh?!

[Image: 37304932731cb4e368f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/soschilds/373049327/

1385

蓄

amass

The Japanese amass a fortune pampering livestock feeding them flowers, offering beer, playing music, giving them massages...

[Image: 173685810272e342aa47.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylifestory/1736858102/

1386

弦

bowstring

A bow with a mysterious invisible bowstring.

[Image: 2466843305ed9cf1d5df.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dittmars/2466843305/

1387

擁

hug

Help, a mysterious turkey with human fingers wants to hug me!

[Image: 205457434199c8544188.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/m500/2054574341/

1388

滋

nourishing

Isn't it doubly mysterious how water can be so nourishing?

[Image: 5196736282bcf1a48c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oishi/51967362/

1389

慈

mercy

Mercy usually comes from doubly mysterious hearts.

[Image: 271977016221b3adf97.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/buttersweet/271977016/

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LESSON 36 (part four, 1390-1394)

1390

磁

magnet

A double-mysterious stone is a magnet.

[Image: 1274411540ee454e74b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/knoizki/127441154/

1391

系

lineage

Spiderman's DNA, duh.

[Image: 277201158242c5fa442e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/catepol/2772011582/

1392

係

person in charge

Mix Obama's and Spiderman's DNA and you'll have the best person in charge ever!

[Image: 32376923005849b54441.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bendodson/3237692300/

1393

孫

grandchild

Your grandchild is the child of your DNA.

[Image: 30017326930daee123b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artimagesmarkcummins/300173269/

1394

懸

suspend

The prefecture has suspended all research into DNA heart diseases.

[Image: 7450936207f2d9bfe8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cat-sidh/74509362/

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LESSON 37 (part one, 1395-1412)

1395

却

instead

Gone is the time for stamps - use e-mail instead!

[Image: 2311733921b08d39c8b2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturewise/2311733921/

1396

脚

skids / shins

Shins are the part of the body that Japanese traditionally sit on instead of their asses.

[Image: 2225838381ab358e0f59.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/natashavora/2225838381/

1397

卸

wholesale

Selling wholesale horses over the internet had to be stopped because the cost of stamps was too much.

[Image: 251041509842e6b83591.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roboppy/2510415098/

1398

御

honorable

An honorable man will not try to cut in front of the line at the wholesale stamp store.

[Image: 8767766104f89d832dc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shiyang/876776610/

1399

服

clothing

It's customary to cover the flesh with clothing, but some designs are so outrageous they're not bigger than a stamp that just covers your crotch.

[Image: 26822270970a39c531f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/malingering/268222709/

1400

命

fate

Mouth meets stamp. Mail the letter to the university and wait on fate!

[Image: 182915891137e4694a2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/_rana/182915891/

1401

令

orders

No order is official at the meeting until chop stamped with a hanko.

[Image: 963521090d82737d074.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/solyanka/963521090/

1402

零

zero

The amount of people that can order the rain to rain.

[Image: 2665403018e635b2d7cc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetruthabout/2665403018/

1403

齢

age

You know you are fast approaching a ripe old age when you get orders from the dentist to get new teeth.

[Image: 26724205254d8eef7b70.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/baldheretic/2672420525/

1404

冷

cool

To keep your water cool, just order some ice.

[Image: 4232537446640712afd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/susiepie/423253744/

1405

領

jurisdiction

Orders are given by the head person in any jurisdiction.

[Image: 2778011232b85d50eab2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakan/2778011232/

1406

鈴

small bell

I use a small golden bell to issue orders!

[Image: 4601101892eaf766fde.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artnow/460110189/

1407

勇

courage

Have courage men! Your Ma Ma is not here to protect you...

[Image: 22528758612dd4ff4120.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeriebb/2252875861/

1408

通

traffic

I bounce down the road on my pogo stick, easily getting through the dense traffic.

[Image: 186692925268c18a80dc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neoporcupine/1866929252/

1409

踊

jump

The winner of the long jump competition was disqualified when they found he used a pogo stick tied to his leg to jump further.

[Image: 211193065689bf619271.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikedefiant/2111930656/

1410

疑

doubt

Unless they use spoons to feed and darts to subdue the animals, I doubt the new zoo will get the WWF seal of approval.

[Image: 321191065755172e0a64.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuppini/3211910657/

1411

擬

mimic

Ask a mimic to give an impression of doubt, and he will no doubt scratch his head with his finger.

[Image: 2047455848c2bcfd5a6d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkpatator/2047455848/

1412

凝

congeal

Is there any doubt that ice is congealed stuff?

[Image: 547333060fffa11e226.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eni/547333060/

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LESSON 37 (part two, 1413-1426)

1413

範

pattern

This pattern made of bamboo is for a new model of car designed to leave as small an ecological fingerprint as possible.

[Image: 4157292726ab1ddb4cd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/schneelocke/415729272/

1414

犯

crime

Crimes can often be solved using the tools of dogs and fingerprints.

[Image: 269649707550bea8d0d9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/er1danus/2696497075/

1415

厄

unlucky

Sherlock Holmes is very unlucky: he just fell off a cliff while he was looking around for fingerprints.

[Image: 296495947a95e5477dc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blmurch/296495947/

1416

危

dangerous

You're bound up by ropes to an unlucky person. It's dangerous, because whatever happens to him will happen to you too.

[Image: 2800054997157633fe37.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddiedangerous/2800054997/

1417

宛

address

Your address should be displayed on your house and mailbox.

[Image: 26484617324b5bcef0b3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atelier_tee/2648461732/

1418

腕

arm

Like in Memento, I tattoo my address on my forearm flesh so I don't forget it.

[Image: 2229731893ba6434d5c2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/slowburn/2229731893/

1419

苑

garden

You call flowers on top of your mailbox a garden!?

[Image: 1274063656a5d671f0c8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethanygronberg/1274063656/

1420

怨

grudge

How can you have a grudge against someone who has a heart painted on their mailbox?

[Image: 68008159625f1efb7b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/michellzappa/68008159/

1421

柳

willow

The willow is the tree that droops likes a hare's ears.

[Image: 3485410382c1eccc7f2f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/freckles55/3485410382/

1422

卵

egg

The Easter Bunny dropped an egg on my desk and got yolk all over my receipts and stamps.

[Image: 2081951c44319a60b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/niznoz/2081951/

1423

留

detain

Got a receipt for that dagger, son? If not, we're going to detain you and send you to work in the rice fields.

[Image: 1128335535821d18e1e9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahreeves1/1128335535/

1424

貿

trade

There's a buyback program where you can trade in your dagger for money. But it's quite ineffective, since only registered dagger-owners with the original receipts can participate, and not criminals with illegally-purchased daggers.

[Image: 28627724818bdd4429cd.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/liderc/2862772481/

1425

印

stamp

Before sticky backs, they had to staple stamps to letters.

[Image: 29129382443335ab3ee8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/2912938244/

1426

興

entertain

To me, this looks like a pictograph of a road leading to the big city (see the buildings?) where there are plenty of places to be entertained. Unfortunately in this city, every store is the same: staples. What tools!

[Image: 51275553390a8041c6e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/soul_motor/512755533/

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LESSON 38 (part one, 1427-1446)

1427

酉

sign of the bird

The sign of the bird on this whiskey bottle is of course the Famous Grouse blended Scotch.

[Image: 217357265853c021521d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluedeka/2173572658/

1428

酒

sake

Sake is just watered down whisky.

[Image: 195084151887317e5630.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steffe/1950841518/

1429

酌

bartending

At the local pub, their bartending practises are unusual. They serve the whiskey by pouring it from a ladle, like one would from the punch bowl.

[Image: 1364476694cf4082672.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crowtongue/136447669/

1430

酵

fermentation

The secrets of fermentation are written on a whiskey bottle and passed to the child who displays the most filial piety.

[Image: 2405433059551fb38fc.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zummersweet/240543305/

1431

酷

cruel

It's cruel to pour whiskey down a cow's mouth.

[Image: 91576572a12718c8f1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mworrell/91576572/

1432

酬

repay

States like Michigan repay you for returning your whiskey bottles.

[Image: 35275895114d2967c36.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotsi/352758951/

1433

酪

dairy products

I like whiskey, he likes dairy products. Each to their own.

[Image: 3056497041dfbffe7a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/caffeineslinger/30564970/

1434

酢

vinegar

Drinking alcohol that's turned to vinegar feels like a saw going down your throat.

[Image: 260224632210c0a7978d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/possan/2602246322/

1435

酔

drunk

Wtf! You're drunk! How many whiskeys did you have? 9? 10?!

[Image: 280629337c437c254cf.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/captain-osappe/280629337/

1436

配

distribute

Unbelievable, they distribute whiskey bottles with a snake in it!

[Image: 24061478436ae54ec203.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bthomas1/2406147843/

1437

酸

acid

If you drop acid or drink to much alcohol and drive, you could lose your license and sent on you walking legs.

[Image: lsdtabs.jpg]

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

1438

猶

furthermore / waver

The chieftain's bravery doesn't waver even in the presence wild dogs.

[Image: 394434929c18938509b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aboyandhisbike/394434929/

1439

尊

revered

A chieftain is treated with a measure of reverence.

[Image: 3084286105b4ceed1937.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31863960@N04/3084286105/

1440

豆

beans

If I eat beans, after one mouthful I fart like some kind of horned animal.

[Image: 41188041313f1e02843.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/he-boden/411880413/

1441

頭

head

Mr. Bean's head, duh.

[Image: 4323752951289481204.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/occipita/432375295/

1442

短

short

Sort of like ping pong, this kanji represents a game where you throw darts over a table at your opponent. The serve is rarely returned, so the games tend to be short. This character apparently refers to duration, not just to height.

[Image: 2088748696030cda505a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxxyz/2088748696/

1443

豊

bountiful

The bountiful feast was so bountiful that it bent the table below it under its weight!

[Image: 2685527898e7c3b04b9b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hope4happiness/2685527898/

1444

鼓

drum

Japanese festivals have drums so big, a samurai has to sit (not stand) on a table to beat one with a tree branch!

[Image: maturi03.jpg]

http://e-verite.net/verite_staff_blog/assets_c/2008/09/maturi03.html

1445

喜

rejoice

The samurai sitting on the drum is on a stage, and the people below him are rejoicing with their mouths in unison.

[Image: 14101003614987bc277.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijoubaby/141010036/

1446

樹

timber-trees

The hippies object to trees being cut down for timber. They have glued themselves to the timber-trees and are beating their drums.

[Image: 3498642175e558f546ed.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/3498642175/

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LESSON 38 (part two, 1447-1466)

1447

皿

dish

Three dishes stacked side-by-side in a dishwasher.

[Image: 159723830a9fe5002fa.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmatt/159723830/

1448

血

blood

You cut yourself washing the dishes, drop of blood.

[Image: 57135352e8f9b866e2.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanna__/57135352/

1449

盆

basin

The part of the kitchen sink in which you wash dishes in is the basin.

[Image: 375796139b361280150.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jocelyndurston/375796139/

1450

盟

alliance

The bright dishes in the cupboard form an alliance against the others.

[Image: 14411382ec9a571627.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danagraves/14411382/

1451

盗

steal

You are so poor you dont know where your next dish will come from all you know is that you will have to steal it.

[Image: 845816965d1d708e55.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/84581696/

1452

温

warm

If you leave water out in the sun in a dish, naturally it will get warm.

[Image: 82254547f54890e26.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steffe/8225454/

1453

監

oversee

The slavetrader oversees the slaves washing dishes. No reclining on the floor!

[Image: 5293214549e1d26e223.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/locket479/529321454/

1454

濫

overflow

Who`s job is it to oversee the water level? It`ts overflowing!

[Image: 27700028058cc16b673.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahgiesecke/277000280/

1455

鑑

specimen

The authorities are suspicious about the athlete that won gold at the olympics. They are now overseeing a thorough drug test, taking all sorts of specimens.

[Image: 27673941874f0b4ec4a5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/guano/2767394187/

1456

猛

fierce

The fierce wild dog attacked the child who came near his feeding dish.

[Image: 279281011265be6a84e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drro/279281011/

1457

盛

boom

Japan`s economic boom turned their empty dishes into full ones.

[Image: 24806918976b05175ae3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gargi/2480691897/

1458

塩

salt

Salt used to be worth a lot, so it was not surprising to find someone reclining on the ground, mouth to plate, getting every last grain of that delicious salt.

[Image: 2019488124b12ecaab8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiteoakart/201948812/

1459

銀

silver

Like gold, silver is a metal.

[Image: 176177166ec58c1bb0c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/176177166/

1460

恨

regret / resentment

The athlete's state of mind is nothing but resentment after getting the silver medal.

[Image: 1923623638c7df630553.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/1923623638/

1461

根

root

The roots of the magical tree are silver.

[Image: 793885976f61be1c828.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowerfreak/793885976/

1462

即

instant

For instant postal delivery, buy a silver stamp!

[Image: 334564805487d9a6900c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10413717@N08/3345648054/

1463

爵

baron

An vulture stole the baron's eye in the war, but now he has a silver coin glued in the socket instead.

[Image: 35888056942b2c276a4.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21072575@N00/358880569/

1464

節

node

Counting the nodes on bamboo is an instant way to tell its age.

[Image: 4467067433d7a4b9448.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/weretable/446706743/

1465

退

retreat

Retreat from silver road! Now!

[Image: 2791522028f298650d01.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/takomabibelot/2791522028/

1466

限

limit

The speed limit at The Pinnacle is posted on silver signs.

[Image: 9425990049c23fb360.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbo31/94259900/

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LESSON 38 (part three, 1467-1483)

1467

眼

eyeball

Eyeballs made of silver, duh.

[Image: 29198241637aa5c6170e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bessicajach/2919824163/

1468

良

good

I'm a good person. See my drop of silver halo?

[Image: 15389503879a80a7fca.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbo31/153895038/

1469

朗

melodious

A glowing halo surrounds a magnificent full moon. A perfect image of the mythic and melodious music of the spheres.

[Image: 2359390066068cb67ec7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnurmalmquist/2359390066/

1470

浪

wandering

A water halo is a good thing to have when you're out wandering.

[Image: 21682151395957ea704e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/saxcubano/2168215139/

1471

娘

daughter

Your halo daughter is a good girl!

[Image: 39850361069f5c5d029.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff_mv/398503610/

1472

食

eat

That umbrella looks good enough to eat!

[Image: 2587602062e6ccdb480e.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ediblearts/2587602062/

1473

飯

meal

I'm anti-fastfood. Sit down and eat a real meal!

[Image: 28427068720bf69891e5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistdog/2842706872/

1474

飲

drink

When you lack food, just drink something to fill you up.

[Image: 4349598409fb4959b9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benklemm/43495984/

1475

飢

hungry

The wind blew away my food, so now I'm hungry.

[Image: 34669733118771e336c5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/trojanguy/3466973311/

1476

餓

starve

He was starving for food but his ego did not let him beg.

[Image: 29465220441997730bed.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zebrapaperclip/2946522044/

1477

飾

decorate

We decorate a table before eating, reclining a towel over it.

[Image: 148970549682abe7133.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabi/148970549/

1478

館

Bldg.

A building that eats bureaucrats!

[Image: 1450723305aef3f2b8ba.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/designwallah/1450723305/

1479

養

foster

You foster your sheep well when they have food right at their feet.

[Image: 895127817fea8a2cf5c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brimley/895127817/

1480

飽

sated

I ate so many wraps that I'm completely sated!

[Image: 28255895274836c095f6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leebennett/2825589527/

1481

既

previously

Think of previously as "the previous customer" in a restaurant. At a cheap sleazy diner, the waitress gives you unwashed silverware that was previously used by the previous customer.

[Image: 334702035331d75fd674.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/symic/3347020353/

1482

概

outline

A murder has been commited. A corpse was found under a tree. The police chalks the outline of the victim, an old silvered-haired waitress working at a restaurant nearby.

[Image: 321475553c1e572a122.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fizzkitten/321475553/

1483

慨

rue

If you don't leave some silver as a tip, you will rue the day you earned the resentment of your waitress.

[Image: 8435560364a6029d071.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/derusha/843556036/

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LESSON 39 (part one, 1484-1503)

1484

平

even

A water lily, duh.

[Image: 2977253090b528e7b10c.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lithuania2008/2977253090/

1485

呼

call

I'm a lazy fisher, so I genetically engineered a lily pad with a fishing hook at the stem and a mouth to call me whenever it catches something.

[Image: 2455378401893e6d1de6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitzcelt/2455378401/

1486

坪

two-mat area

A two-mat area is just about as much ground as you will need for a lily pond.

[Image: 77389480f88b0946d7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pirate/77389480/

1487

評

evaluate

Gardeners have developed many words to evaluate the health of lilies.

[Image: 12153844469c6d3ca107.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanapost/1215384446/

1488

刈

reap

Sheaf? No. This is the sign of the X-Men. Wolverine reaps the bad guys with his saber-like claws.

[Image: 5025735031c6c76791.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daylove/50257350/

1489

希

hope

"I hope this works," you say as you stuff a sheaf of stalks under your blanket but above your linens. Your real hope is that your parents don't find out that you left the house.

[Image: 3676117670dfde17bce.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cayusa/367611767/

1490

凶

villain

Here the villain digs a hole with a shovel and covers it with a sheaf, hoping someone will fall in.

[Image: 153414177e4f9808c46.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldave/153414177/

1491

胸

bosom

Damn girl, you got a huge bosom. Is that really part of your body or did you stick a couple of bound up villians up in there? Damn!

[Image: 8339184326677b00f6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/monicasawicka/83391843/

1492

離

detach

I've finally met my arch-rival, the evilest of all villains. Finally, I'm about to fight him. But what's this? He's suspiciously quiet. I move to attack him, and his right arm falls off at the elbow. Strange. I walk up to him and detach his left arm. Very strange. I undo his belt, and take off his top hat... BLAST! It was just a decoy turkey!

[Image: 2773510381414f4ce43f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandymichelle/2773510381/

1493

殺

kill

'X' marks the spot on the tree where the missile struck and killed him.

[Image: 293969276889794d021b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/70703816@N00/2939692768/

1494

純

genuine

You need to attach a genuine earthworm to the thread. With plastic bait you won't catch anything.

[Image: 31941460006ac8d093b5.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mynameisharsha/3194146000/

1495

鈍

dull

He's as a dull as a golden earthworm.

[Image: 26074826578663698966.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunaspin/2607482657/

1496

辛

spicy

Eating spicy food makes you stand up ten times faster than usual!

[Image: 2828409781b324812411.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrer69/2828409781/

1497

辞

resign

This guy's job is tasting the spicy curry at the local Indian Food Factory. He has to resign from his job before his tongue is rendered completely useless after all the spicy food that he has to try all day long...

[Image: 15019289238183bb3070.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jugbo/1501928923/

1498

梓

catalpa

Catalpa is a spicy tree.

[Image: 533563484b4fc46a082.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapstrake/533563484/

1499

宰

superintend

The housing superintendant knows all the spicy gossip under her roof.

[Image: 1099200754d7553fbc37.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1099200754/

1500

壁

wall

Did anyone else use to put ketchup packets on the ground and jump on them so they spattered on the wall?

[Image: 24205501834107e0595f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13025462@N08/2420550183/

1501

避

evade

You can try and evade them, but they'll ketchup with you on the road...

[Image: 413726832cfab2ef257.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/consumerist/413726832/

1502

新

new

Here we have the woodcutter standing atop a tree waving his brand new axe.

[Image: 1563685400043fdf31b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/melinnis/156368540/

1503

薪

fuel / firewood

If your firewood is too new and still has flowers on it, it's unsuitable for burning. You need drier wood.

[Image: 3160669299061842db24.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sentrawoods/3160669299/

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LESSON 39 (part two, 1504-1513)

1504

親

parent

A parent standing on top of a tree watching what his or her kid is doing.

[Image: 34373737696dd2f76a67.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37325040@N07/3437373769/

1505

幸

happiness

Want happiness? Spice up your life with more than one lover!

[Image: 8854686874546388996.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronsho/885468687/

1506

執

tenacious

Tenacious-D is happy band led by a fat man.

[Image: 362247583336e7b3bb8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mondaysblue/362247583/

1507

報

report

Recall the fashion model wearing just a stamp over his crotch? When he got happy, of course, it ended up in the news report.

[Image: 253425947889fc8ae01b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickgray/2534259478/

1508

叫

shout

There was a man in a village who had a special gift : whenever he shouted and screamed, his mouth became a cornucopia, overflowing with fruits and food of all sorts. Many of the locals thought he was a cruel man, always screaming at his wife, until they realised he was in fact very kind, and his gift brought prosperity to his family.

[Image: 598103281376c8f9a7b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7cero/598103281/

1509

糾

twist

Stories full of twists are difficult to read, because of the cornucopia of threads the author has to manage.

[Image: 36052100d8e58309ea.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyderella/36052100/

1510

収

income

Prostitutes can make a veritable cornucopia of income by using their crotches - they put the "come" in "income".

[Image: 29404109438e2666546a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsifry/2940410943/

1511

卑

lowly

A lowly single rice grain, dropped in an empty field, can produce a cornucopia of food.

[Image: 219412612599bffe70a8.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/2194126125/

1512

碑

tombstone

A stone makes a lonely tombstone.

[Image: 2928496492c621e6075.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/meantux/292849649/

1513

陸

land

My rice-seedlings have become sentient and will go on a mission. I can only apologise for the next 6 frames. In the distance, there is a pinnacle, which the newly-awakened rice-seedlings who are still stuck in the ground can see. Could it be the Promised Land?

[Image: 872569378c235582df9.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/modern_nomad/872569378/

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LESSON 39 (part three, 1514-1530)

1514

睦

intimate

I keep an intimate relationship with my rice seedling. I never take my eye from the soil.

[Image: 5133479091b93b998d1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewildrover/513347909/

1515

勢

forces

The rice-seedlings still stuck in the soil gather round in a circle. Their combined power forces them out of the ground at last.

[Image: 18152563106d0201a61j.jpg]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/73/181525631_06d0201a61.jpg

1516

熱

heat

The rice-seedlings (newly freed from the ground but with soil still clinging to their roots) gather in a circle around an oven fire. They need to heat up prior to their journey.

[Image: 35962256803e8471b897.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10130722@N03/3596225680/

1517

菱

diamond

Some girls want diamonds, but others will be satisfied with just flowers. However if you think you can win her over with rice seedlings, expect her to get up on her walking legs and walk on out!

[Image: 2677764061669ab6bc3d.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24776310@N04/2677764061/

1518

陵

mausoleum

On top of The Pinnacle is a masoleum for rice seedling farmers. They make an annual walking pilgrimage there.

[Image: 28001288158fccc7232f.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartpinfold/2800128815/

1519

亥

sign of the hog

A greedy hog in a top hat who has eaten all of the acorns. He even elbows people out of the way to get them.

[Image: 215696187b7a2514cee.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/visionwithin/215696187/

1520

核

nucleus

The nucleus of an oak tree is an acorn.

[Image: 3274754553ca0cf8bcc3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hradcanska/3274754553/

1521

刻

engrave

There's an acron engraved on my saber.

[Image: 4940383200139451c0a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/publicresourceorg/494038320/

1522

該

above-stated

above-stated is a synonym for acornmentioned.

[Image: 19877132040178e380c3.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/plamoe/1987713204/

1523

劾

censure

The hogs of Congress have immense power of censure.

[Image: 32320772602620ac8758.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/partisocialiste/3232077260/

1524

述

mention

Did you mention the resin road?

[Image: 3590861758a6b5940de6.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joysaphine/3590861758/

1525

術

art

There's lots of art @ resin boulevard.

[Image: 349491433288a67b9c13.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37824677@N06/3494914332/

1526

寒

cold

A cold lunch: in the house, celery, animal legs and ice tea.

[Image: 3768979507351aa740a.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyneighborlady/376897950/

1527

醸

brew

Ever brewed whiskey in a grass skirt?

[Image: 30808985222d33876bd1.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dewarsrepealday/3080898522/

1528

譲

defer

The islanders defer to the words of their chief Jou in his grass skirt.

[Image: 100208984ab8d3800c7.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vox/100208984/

1529

壌

lot

My dream is to buy a small lot on a tropical island and spend the rest of my days relaxing in a grass skirt.

[Image: 22320262515c7186bb0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moi_of_ra/223202625/

1530

嬢

lass

Conversation at a party: A: "Who is that lass?" B: "Which one?" A: "The woman wearing the grass skirt."

[Image: 33905061522878e94b7b.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawbert/3390506152/

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LESSON 40 (part one, 1531-1541)

1531

毒

poison

If you grow up with a mother that drinks and smokes, you can be sure it's poison in the stuff you get from her breasts.

[Image: 30619187286309c6e3d0.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnitephotos/3061918728/

1532

素

elementary

I grew up wearing Spiderman clothes in elementary school.

[Image: 14309054363613004dae.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10534385@N08/1430905436/

1533

麦

barley

If you eat lots of barley, you'll grow up to have strong walking legs.

[Image: 27225683498b6f2f1f63.jpg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrocholl/2722568349/

1534

青

blue

The last time I saw a blue moon was when I was growing up.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/shenghunglin/940272586/

1535

精

refined

Refined people eat blue rice.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/84346589@N00/3252404537/

1536

請

solicit

When you're blue, you need to solicit words to help you.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/drift-words/776468/

1537

情

feelings

Feeling blue is a state of mind where you're dominated by your feelings.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkemmerer/2807722862/

1538

晴

clear up

Sun and blue sky! Yep, the weather's cleared up!

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jypsygen/429046043/

1539

清

pure

Blue water is pure, duh.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristia/215598994/

1540

静

quiet

The blue contender was quiet.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/gak/12771636/

1541

責

blame

Having grown up with money and fame, Michael Jackson has only himself to blame...

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/manfrys/2135354714/

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