Picture a mountain man with an auspicious lucky charm jewel.

a deceased moon is a new moon, new expectations for the new king

taste the coffee and need to add something

"He adds coffee to his warm-up routine to sail him through the first set." (Trumpeter Wu)

shadows make scenery on the wall in the shape of a bird tail

alternatively: 日+京+彡 sun + capital + bird tail, on a sunny day in the capital, the tail of the rooster weather vane (on top of the capitol building) casts a shadow

You harm someone with a sword when you cut off their arm.

my belly hurts, I swallowed dirt OR pregnant woman eating dirt

the “lowly” body part that just recycles blood, but really controls your temper

as a component: “衣字旁”

Dentist is poking around with his dental hook and hooks your tongue. Chaos!! Pain!

Sleep in till noon on New Year’s day, then start checking the boxes of your New Year’s resolutions.

fortune teller looks into cooking fire, then looks away and sees spots: uses these to tell your fortune (Macbeth)

"The Cunning Canine" One behavior that demonstrates the cunning of dogs is the instinct to bury bones. Moral: Saving a little for later is a cunning idea. (Fables)

to get the fowl to leave, flash an umbrella at them

Soon there was a very long queue of men at the silver mining office ready to be hired.

comparing spoons

as a component: “山字旁” or “山字头”

Picture a top hat blowing away in a whirlwind.