Kanji 18

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西
west

One mouth on human legs heads west.

爪
claw

You bend your claw twice, then stick it in the air to stretch it.

瓜
melon

A claw keeps a private hold, on the melon sweet as gold.

乃
then
及
reach out

If you want to reach out, then you have to stretch.

吸
suck

In order to suck, you need to reach out with your mouth.

复
repeat

As the gun kills the sun, winter repeats.

復
restore

Take a step, then repeat, and you can restore anything.

履
footgear

You use a flag to restore your footgear.

化
change
You know a person who uses a spoon to change the world.
革
leather

Twenty-one mouths are needed to produce ten pieces of leather.

靴
shoes
池
pond

The pond is where the water chooses to be.

戸
door

On each door we put one flag, telling us where it leads to.

所
place

If the door has an axe in it, you know you're at the right place.

冒
risk

There is great risk in exposing your eyes to the sun.

帽
cap

You make cap from a towel in order to reduce your risk.

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