In the Year of Boar Vocabulary (Chapter 1-2)

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patriarch

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a powerful man in a family

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matriarch

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a powerful woman in a family

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clan

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a large family

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urn

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a container, especially a large, round one on a stem

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stroke

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an act of hitting someone with a weapon

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bound feet

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a tradition of binding the feet of young girls to change their shape and size

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immigration

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the act of someone coming to live in a different country

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rickshaw

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a small, covered passenger vehicle with two wheels that is usually pulled by one person

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cart

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a vehicle with either two or four wheels, pulled by a horseand used for carrying goods:

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goose bumps

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a temporary condition in which small raised swellings appear on the skin because of cold, fear, or excitement: