good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
善
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业
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口
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羊
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Mnemonic symbol: a good book about etiquette.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) finds a bullfrog (业) and a sheep (羊) fighting viciously over a mandarin (口) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He finds this behaviour unbearable and starts to read Emily Post to them to teach them some manners (善).
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
自
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丶
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目
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A hand mirror, which someone uses to look at her- or himself. The Eye of Providence is looking at itself in a handheld mirror in the space station's bathroom. It think it's indeed looking very good, since Zorro attached a petal leaf to its eyes.
precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly
珍
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㐱
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王
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Martin Luther King (王) tells James II of England (zh) that him wearing a big white Afro (㐱) is cultural appropriation and that he should get rid of it in front of the encampment ((e)n1), but James II of England cries out that his Afro is a precious thing (珍) to him, a real treasure (珍), and begs Martin Luther King to allow him to keep it.
to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to act for / to take a photo / photo shoot / photo / to conserve (one's health)
摄
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扌
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聂
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Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to take a selfie (摄) in the elevator's bathroom (e4), so he holds his phone with a toy claw (扌) in front of him. He has no way to press a button or the like, so he has to use voice activation. He doesn't want to loose his smile while taking the photo, so he tries whispering (摄) to the phone without moving his lips.