a stone must obstruct

playing an instrument could add to the heavenly feeling of cultivating bonsai

when you get frustrated playing an instrument, it is tempting to thrash it with your hand

The white ghost in Pac-Man is the one with the most vigor.

give a foot soldier a whiskey bottle, and he might end up drunk

ten foot soldiers follow the top hat

soil and shells dam up the river

a dike is soil put in place to prevent what may be

make your way up the mountain through the briars to the peak

Don't touch the flame. Fire is pretty but it's a trap.

A thread gets entangled on the horn’s valves.

This is the tale of Roman emperor Aurelian who famously wouldn't allow his wife to buy a shawl made from Tyrian purple silk (dyed with a pigment made from the mucus of Murex snail) because it literally cost its weight in gold.

You've probably already learned 此cǐ in 些xiē "some" and 嘴zuǐ "mouth".

Focus sunlight on the center of a mirror to reflect it.

An arrow is made of bamboo and flies in front of you.

Arlington cemetery: boundless flowers, water, deceased

alternatively: 尸 + 小 + 月 corpse + small + body part, corpse destroyed, small body parts resembling bits

laying something out in full sunlight gives it violent exposure

"What a big insect you have on your head!" Big Bad Wolf reached up to touch it, and it flew away.

After the incident with the wolf, grandma felt better about living in a cave where she kept a rake by the door for protection. Little Red thought both provisions were mediocre preventative measures.