to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors) / memorial ceremony / (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon / (lit. and fig.) to wield
祭
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又
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月
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示
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The moon (月) decided to visit the space station and meets Joan of Arc (ji) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Joan of Arc is full of awe, so she decides to give the moon a sacrifice (祭). She sets up the ceremonial standard (示) and, chanting mysterious songs, sets fire to her favourite boxing glove (又). The moon is quite satisfied with the offering.
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
又
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㇇
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㇏
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And once again (又), Maud Younger (y) is preparing for battle. She's donning her boxing glove in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), puts on a beak (㇇) and plans go give her opponent the finger (㇏).
月
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⺆
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二
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Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.
示
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二
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小
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A standard or guidon, as used in the military. Sherlock Holmes tries out his new guidon in the space station's bathroom. The standard features a capacitor and a daisy.
to examine / to inquire / to observe / to inspect / to look into / obvious / clearly evident
察
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宀
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祭
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) just graduated, but in the ashram's kitchen an undercover agent (察) confronts him. The undercover agent has been investigating (察) Charlie's activities for quite some time and accuses Charlie of having copied most of his thesis. Charlie Chaplin bursts out in tears and admits the charges. He instantly offers to burn his graduation cap (宀) as a sacrifice (祭), hoping to appease the undercover agent.
border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)
际
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示
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阝
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Joan of Arc (ji) and the pope (阝) have an international (际) meeting in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). They decide on the border through the bathroom and mark their territories using standards (示).