Hello,
I worked with my sensei and finished modifying your spreadsheet for RTK4. This version has sample words that can help improve your fluency. I uploaded it to spreadsheets on google but it may help you as well.
Here is the link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?...utput=html
Here is some sample text from our tweaks:
Mnemonics for Kanji not in Heisig's RTK1 or RTK3 by "thecite"
No. Kanji HIRAGANA KATAKANA maruEXAMPLE maruFULL Key word Story/Image
1 應 おう `慶○大学 慶應大学 apply [old] The wild geese apply their knowledge and withdraw from the cliffs into the caves, where their little hearts won’t get a shock from predators.
2 軈 ○て 軈て(やがて) before long If somebody applies their self, before long they’ll achieve their goal.
3 儘 まま 我○ 我儘(わがまま)な子供 at this rate The person has accidentally snapped their brush, and at this rate will not be able to complete the firing of their dish.
4 魘 うなされる ○される 魘(うな)される nightmare At the bottom of a cliff, the sun blares down on the flesh of a dead Chihuahua; its ghost haunts the area.
5 薔 バ ○薇 薔薇(バラ) rose The number of times the assembly line workers have dropped their work and toiled over the soil to produce the beloved flowers in season, is uncountable.
6 薇 ラ 薔○ 薔薇(バラ) royal fern The royal fern can often be found growing in the ground in patches on nature treks etcetera.
7 恪 かく 精励○勤 精励恪勤(せいれいかっきん) try hard In order to try hard each and every time, you need to have a very determined state of mind.
8 籠 かご、こもる 灯○、魚○ 灯籠(とうろう)魚籠(びく) cage [old] A bamboo cage can’t even hold an old, aging dragon.
9 罠 わな ○網 罠網(わなみ) trap Eyes watch over the person as they wait for them to walk straight into the trap they’ve set.
10 埃 ほこり アイ 塵○、土○ 塵埃(じんあい)土埃(つちぼこり) dusty You wipe the dirt off the surface with your elbow, throwing dust everywhere. It stings like darts (in your wounds).
11 脾 ヒ ○臓 脾臓(ひぞう) swollen spleen Flesh that is lowly and beaten up is a lowly, swollen spleen.
12 臟 ゾウ 脾○ 脾臓(ひぞう) entrails [old] Even in the old days, your organs etc would be placed in a storehouse.
13 拉 拉○ 拉致(らち) kidnapper The kidnapper wraps his fingers around the vase and then smashes it on the kid’s head. They carry him away. He’s been kidnapped.
14 儂 わし 儂(わし)自分のこと Mois Mr.T won’t take any crap from his agricultural workers, “If you go’n complain, leave it all up to mois, fool!”
15 釧 ○路 釧路(くしろ)--地名 Kushiro There’s a river of gold in Kushiro.
16 煌 きら(びやか) コウ ○めく、 煌(きら)めく、煌煌(こうこう)と、 glittering The disturbed emperor stares straight into the glittering fire.
17 鬯 チョウ 部首のひとつ primitive (top half): salt shaker (rock salt +spoon)
18 鬱 憂○ 憂鬱(ゆううつ) sulky The kid in the restaurant is sulky when the salt shaker and can of coke spills all over his paper (wooden) birthday crown, creating a massively shaped sticky puddle all over the floor.
19 屹 ○立、○然 屹立(きつりつ)屹然(きつぜん) Towering mountains You are being held over the edge of huge, towering mountains by two burley men, you beg for your life.
20 泄 排○ 排泄(はいせつ) Emission Water that spreads over a generation will emit into the atmosphere and rain back down many times.
21 喘 あえぐ ゼン ○ぐ、○息、 喘(あえ)ぐ、喘息(ぜんそく) panting When the dog has finally made it up to the top of the edge of the mountain, he’ll most likely be panting from his mouth in exhaustion.
22 涌 わく ○き起こる 涌き起こる(わきおこる) gush Someone utilises chop-seals to make a sort of wall to stop the gushing water.
23 蘊 ウン ○奥 蘊奥(うんのう) profound A captured guy undergoes a profound change of mind; he starts making dishes by threading together flowers in the (prison) yard, and sells them to give the money to charity. Even the bad can do something nice.
24 薀 ウン ○蓄 薀蓄(うんちく) profoundly The captured guy starts washing dishes instead. Profoundly changing his bad guy image.
25 藪 やぶ ソウ 竹○ 竹藪(たけやぶ) quack [old] The old quack forced his housewife to pick flowers all day in the back yard for his florist shop.
26 崗 コウ 花○岩 花崗岩(かこうがん) granite It is a well known fact that mount everest is nothing more than a mountain of granite.
27 瘡 かさ ソウ 水疱○ 水疱瘡(みずぼうそう) syphilis The sickness that spreads when people are shoved into godowns (slavery), is syphilis.
28 瘍 ヨウ 腫○ 腫瘍(しゅよう) lymphoma The piggy bank is suddenly struck down with lymphoma; lumps start appearing all over and inside its body.
29 躁 ソウ ○うつ病 躁うつ病(そううつびょう) manic depression When the old man with the wooden leg is told he has to drag all the goods to the top of the tree, he spirals into manic depression.
30 賽 サイ ○銭 賽銭(さいせん) temple visit On a temple visit, instead of drinking his cold ice tea, the tourist stops and indulges in some clams for lunch.
31 駝 ダ 駱○ 駱駝(らくだ) ostrich The horse tries to barge into the house to get at the ostrich that’s sitting on the ground laughing at it inside.
32 呟 つぶやく ○く 呟く(つぶやく) murmur A mouth speaking mysterious words is one that murmurs.
33 顰 ○める、 顰める(しかめる、ひそめる) scowl Repeatedly scowling at everything you here is a sign of the lowly.
34 黶 あざ bruising Under the cliff the bruised, black flesh of a dead Chihuahua rots under the sun.
35 痣 あざ 青○ 青痣(あおあざ) bruise The sickness that comes from those with bad intentions, is bruising.
36 餞 セン ○別 餞別(せんべつ) farewell gift The king throws two parades before he leaves. He presents a farewell gift of a ravish food feast at each.
37 拿 ○捕 拿捕(だほ) take into custody The policeman fits the criminal into his hand and drags him into custody.
38 與 ○論 輿論(よろん) bestow [old] After winning on the spinning wheel of fortune, the lucky kid is bestowed with a walking stick and slingshot.
39 嶼 島○ 島嶼(とうしょ) big island If an island is bestowed with a big mountain, the entire island will generally be deemed a 'big island'.
40 襁 ○褓 襁褓(おしめ、むつき) diaper There’s no stronger cloak than a diaper.
41 褓 襁○ 襁褓(おしめ、むつき) nappy A cloak to protect the baby from embarrassment.
42 舐 ○める、 舐める(なめる) licking The man says his more than odd family name, which consist entirely of licking sounds.
43 磔 はりつけ タク ○刑 磔刑(たっけい) crucifixion Spectators throws stones at the shade-wearing man being crucified on the wooden cross.
44 哺 握髪吐○、○乳 握髪吐哺(あくはつとほ)哺乳(ほにゅう) nurse The nurse staples dog tags to the patients’ mouths.
45 齎 ○す 齎す(もたらす) bring about Wearing a top-hat, a shirt with a ‘Y’ on it (his family name), holding a dagger in his hand, the young punk brings about a trouble as he walks through the front fence posts, going to steal some money.
46 嗜 たしなむ シ ○好 嗜好(しこう) tastes The elderly man likes to shove food in his mouth and experience some different tastes before he hits the grave.
47 涵 ○養 涵養(かんよう) nurture A man so in love with his bins that he washes them every day and nurtures them.
48 頸 ○椎 頸椎(けいつい) Carotid One crafty patrol grabs a man by the head and smashes his carotid with a metal sewer pipe.
49 囀 ○る 囀る(さえずる) tweet The bird opens its mouth and tweets furiously at the car driving through the ten rice fields. The man slams his elbow on the horn and glues it there.
50 嘴 くちばし シ 鴨の○、砂○ 鴨の嘴(カモノハシ)砂嘴(さし) beak The bird stops and sits down on an angled branch, opens its beaky mouth and grooms itself.
51 髻 髻(たぶさ) 髻(もとどり、たきふさ)とも読む samurai top knot In the old times, hair used to be tied in the shape of a samurai top knot、for good luck.
52 腿 もも タイ 太○、大○骨 太腿(ふともも)大腿骨(だいたいこつ) thigh [old] The flesh that gets injured from walking on tough, silver roads in the old days is your thigh.
53 髀 ○肉の嘆を託つ 髀肉の嘆を託つ(ひにくのたんをかこつ) thigh bone A lowly skeleton is a thigh bone.
54 彅 草○くん スマップの草彅くん kusanagi Kusanagi from SMAP uses a bow for pruning on Ninkyo Helper.
55 盧 ○溝橋事件 盧溝橋事件(ろこうきょうじけん) hut The tigers kept in the field surround the hut to get their dish of food.
56 衍 敷○ 敷衍(ふえん) overflowing Water that goes and goes will be overflowing anything.
57 鞦 シュウ ○韆 鞦韆(ぶらんこ) push swing With the nice weather in autumn, many kids sit on that leather seat and have a push swing.
58 韆 セン 鞦○ 鞦韆(ぶらんこ) swings Swings have undergone a transition from being crappy leather straps to sturdy plastic seats.
59 褄 辻○ 辻褄(つじつま)が合う dress The cloak that your wife wears is a dress.
60 愕 おどろく ガク ○然 愕然(がくぜん)とする amazement The state of mind when your chin falls off.
61 匍 ○匐前進 匍匐前進(ほふくぜんしん) crawling Offspring bound up in diapers crawling around.
62 匐 匍○前進 匍匐前進(ほふくぜんしん) creeping Thieves creeping up to still the wealth man’s bundle of treasures.
63 訝 怪○ 怪訝(けげん)な顔をする misunderstood Words taken like tusks into the heart have been misunderstood.
64 頷 ○く 頷く(うなずく) nod approval A nod of approval includes a movement of the head.
65 熾 ○烈 熾烈(しれつ)な戦い raging A raging flame emerges from the Kazoo, killing the spectators.
66 揉 ○む、○事 揉む(もむ)、揉事(もめごと) debating The weak debater points a soft finger at the opposition and gives soft, weak insults.
67 亂 乱 riot [old] The invaders unleash their vultures and even chuck chop seals at the glass case that the defenders hold up with their elbows and crotches leaning against the glass. The riot prevails when the defenders come out and start hooking the invaders.
68 疇 範○ 範疇(はんちゅう) category A rice field perfectly fits the category of longevity. They’ve been around for ages.
69 黽 ○便 黽便(びんべん) old eel The mouth and sun shaped shell of an old eel is split down the middle.
70 蜥 ○蜴 蜥蜴(とかげ) lizard The lizard chops the insects head off with its mouth and sucks its juices out.
71 蜴 蜥○ 蜥蜴(とかげ) skink A skink can catch insects very easily.. .and eat them.
72 爬 ○虫類 爬虫類(はちゅうるい) reptile Reptiles are much hunted; their claws are wantedfor making valuable mosaics.
73 斃 たおす ヘイ ○死 斃死(へいし)、凶弾に斃れる bloody death A man has a shredder shoved on top of his head. Needless to say, he dies a bloody death.
74 璧 完○ 完璧(かんぺき) perfection The tomatoes the size of balls were perfection for creating ketchup.
75 聊 無為無○ 無為無聊(むいぶりょう) slightly The ears of the hare are slightly bent. Just slightly.
76 癇 ○癪 癇癪(かんしゃく) irritable The sickness when you’re flesh is rearing the gate, ready to smash someone, is irritableness.
77 癪 癇○ 癇癪(かんしゃく) spasm The sickness that takes a large volume of energy is spasm.
78 几 ○帳面 几帳面(きちょうめん)な性格 gale Use your imagination.
79 旁 つくり ○ら 旁ら(かたわら)、散歩旁(さんぽかたがた) right side of character If you stand on top of your crown holding your compass, you’re likely to miss the right side of a character, (on your crown), covered by your feet.
80 茫 ボウ、モウ 蒼○ 蒼茫(そうぼう)、茫々(ぼうぼう、もうもう) expansive The dead flowers hanging over the river fall off, floating away in the vast expanse of rushing water.
81 韋 ○駄天 韋駄天(いだてん) tanned leather The locket came with a tanned leather strap to be worn around the neck.
82 聳 そびえる ショウ ○え立つ 聳え立つ(そびえたつ) escalate upwards When escalating upwards too quickly, your ears become blocked and seem almost as if they’re no longer there. (not accompanying you)
83 靄 もや アイ 朝○、和気○○ 朝靄(あさもや)和気靄靄(わきあいあい) mist The light mist washes in like rain, freezing the muchacho to death and muffling his pitiful words.
84 霍 カク ○乱 霍乱(かくらん) all of a sudden The turkey’s out in the field when all of a sudden it starts raining, he’s struck by lightning.
85 謳 うたう オウ ○歌 青春を謳歌(おうか)する singsong The mouth that ate the box of goods cracks out in singsong out of satisfaction.
86 瀉 吐○ 吐瀉(としゃ) have diarrhoea Stuck in your house as the lagoon flows out of you.
87 叟 ソウ 北叟笑む ほくそえむ respectable old man The respectable old man still cooked his own food with his mortar and walking stick, but required assistance when emptying has crotch at the lavatory.
88 踪 失○ 失踪(しっそう) lost tracks The wooden leg was the last remaining item of the religion, all other tracks had been lost.
89 蛆 ○虫 蛆虫(うじむし) maggot The flies that gathered on your shelves to eat the rotting meat left a present.
90 蚯 ○蚓 蚯蚓(みみず) earthworm Earthworms live in hills of dirt.
91 蚓 蚯○ 蚯蚓(みみず) worm Worms are an insect you can really pull on.
92 撥 反○ 反撥(はんぱつ)する collide with In the teepee, the bowman and missile bearer collided with each other, rousing some eye gouging, and explosions.
93 獪 老○ 老獪(ろうかい)な人物 evil genius The meeting of wild dogs is sure to produce some sort of evil genius plan to take over the world, and destroy the arch enemy – cat.
94 蜘 ○蛛 蜘蛛(くも) spider The insect that knows how to hunt (spider web)
95 蛛 蜘○ 蜘蛛(くも) arachnid The arachnid is a vermillion beast. It stays still, like a dead tree, then pounces when no one’s looking.
96 拗 すねる ヨウ 執○ 執拗(しつよう)につきまとう obstinate In their infancy, kids are obstinate, and often give people the finger.
97 傲 おごる ゴウ ○慢 傲慢(ごうまん)なふるまい arrogant Mr.T, the arrogant taskmaster he is, assures the group he’s leading them in the right direction. Until he realises his compass is filled with dirt.
98 嚥 誤○ 誤嚥(ごえん)嚥下障害(えんげしょうがい) swallowing The mouth that swallows Swallows is swallowing them whole.
99 瑣 ○事 瑣事(さじ)、 trivial The king, being the trivial bastard he is, requested a large order of small, freshly prepared shellfish for his dinner.
100 疵 きず 瑕○ 瑕疵(かし) injury The sickness that forces you to stop and sit down is an injury.
101 敲 たたく、はたく コウ 推○ 推敲(すいこう) re-edit You pull out your wand from your crotch and kill the tall beast. This is later re-edited to be your pocket.
102 睨 にらむ ゲイ 藪○み 藪睨み look closely Newborn babes often open their eyes very, very wide, as if they’re looking closely. However, their brain is unable to process anything they see.
103 貶 けなす、さげすむ 毀誉褒○ 毀誉褒貶(きよほうへん)貶(おとし)める put down No money and in complete destitution. You’re easy to put down.
104 侘 わび ○しい 侘しい(わびしい) alone Mr. T, alone in his house, every night after a tough day at work. He really does have a sad life away from the A. Team.
105 拮 ○抗 勢力が拮抗(きっこう)する Duel You give your opponent in the duel the finger, for good luck, you know.
106 捲 まくる、めくる ケン 席○ 席捲(せっけん) roll up (That fingerprint is actually a snake) I use my fingers to roll up a scroll.
107 僥 ギョウ ○倖 僥倖(ぎょうこう) serendipity Mr.T falls over and gets a lot of dirt all over his human legs, soiling his new Denim jeans. However, after finding a hundred dollar bill in the spot he fell, he knew it was just serendipity
108 瓊 beautiful jewel The excavators find what they are looking for; a massive stockpile of beautiful ancient jewels, bound up in sacks. Their eyes glare, and their walking legs tense, ready to grab their bounty and run.
109 貪 むさぼる ドン ○慾 貪欲(どんよく) coveted The prized jewel studded clock. Coveted by all.
110 焙 ほうじる バイ ○煎 焙煎(ばいせん) scorch You put a muzzle on the slave and scorch them on the fire. Get back in line.
111 踵 かかと、きびす ショウ ○を返す、○骨 踵(きびす)を返す、踵骨(しょうこつ) heel of leg Your heavy wooden leg breaks off at the heel, leaving you with a peg leg.