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sledgehammer

3

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

1

meaning; called; said

3

miraculous stone; magical rock

1

bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)

1

at the moment

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

11

redemption; salvation

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

you

2

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

2

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

thank you; thanks

1

ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

2

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

3

inner world; inner sphere

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

14

to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)

1

to be hungry

1

troublesome; pain in the butt

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

acceptance

3

anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)

1

the sky; the universe; taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)

1

breaking off; snapping off

1

aging; wearing out; deterioration

1

three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

9

to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart

2

beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute

7

enchantress; seductress; vamp

5

fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience

38

golden fur; yellow hair

37

nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious

39

unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party

1

white porcelain

3

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

3

maturity; ripeness

4

loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

3

short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

handling one's workmen

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

4

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

4

I; me

9

Friday

8

the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

24

Jie (ancient Chinese ethnic group)

23

restart; reboot

1