1
1
zha̅ng
jiàn
hé
guài
wu
Chapter 1: the sword and the monster
chapter / section / clause / movement (of symphony) / seal / badge / regulation / order

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a section sign. James II of England (zh) wakes up with a jolt as his alarm clock (早) goes off in front of the anglepod (ang1). Panicked he tries to smash it with a big section sign (章), but instead he just smashes the invaluable vase (早) next to it.
double-edged sword / CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] / classifier for blows of a sword

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) is fighting against Fu Qian (佥) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). While Joan of Arc is wielding a double-edged sword (剑) Fu Qian only wields a kitchen knife (刂).

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) is fighting against Fu Qian (佥) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). While Joan of Arc is wielding a double-edged sword (剑) Fu Qian only wields a kitchen knife (刂).
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese

= + : Hamlet (h) came up with a plan for world peace (和): He wants to end hunger once and for all by distributing cereals (禾) and mandarins (口) all over the world, starting in the elevator's kitchen (e2).
monster / freak / eccentric person
bewildering / odd / strange / uncanny / devil / monster / to wonder at / to blame / quite / rather

= + : Gitta Giraffe meets Father Christmas in the airplane's bathroom. She finds it rather bewildering that instead of a sack full of presents he holds a big flail. He also looks kind of grumpy, almost like a big monster.

= + : Gitta Giraffe meets Father Christmas in the airplane's bathroom. She finds it rather bewildering that instead of a sack full of presents he holds a big flail. He also looks kind of grumpy, almost like a big monster.
thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理

= + : Willy Walrus (w) wants to become a physicist (物) and does research about dark matter (物) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His motivation is to become a super villain and rule the world. Just as he is about to have a breakthrough, a huge black ox (牛) flying with the help of bat wings (勿) hits Willy with an oxerang and takes away the dark matter, saving the world.
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