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bullying

On-Yomi: カ — Kun-Yomi: いじ.める、さいな.む、いらだ.つ、からい、こまかい

Elements:

bullying, flowers, can, mouth, street, street, nail, spike

Heisig story:

A nosegay of flowers make a nice gift, but if those flowers are poison oak, they can amount to bullying. Be sure to emphasize the word can when you repeat this little phrase to yourself.

Koohii stories:

1) [ikmys] 27-5-2007(68): "How many flowers can I stuff in your nostrils? Well I'm just gonna have to go and see." Bullying at its worst!

2) [timcampbell] 16-12-2008(22): The Little Engine that Could, drawing from his own experiences, has become a spokesman against bullying. He visits schools with the slogan "Bullying CAN be stopped," and hands out flowers of peace and understanding.

3) [wrightak] 4-8-2009(13): 苛める （いじめる） "If you don't give me those flowers, I'll drive this spike into your mouth.".

4) [CountPacula] 22-12-2008(10): Flowers, you ask if they can feel pain, do you? ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^ They sure -can-!! ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^!!

5) [kanjihito] 3-11-2012(9): "With flowers, I think I can stop the bullying," said the Little Engine that Could. Indeed the bullying stopped, as the tormentors were covered by a trainload of flowers.

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