aboriginal (original; indigenous)

break / cut

word puzzle where four kanji are arranged around a blank in the middle, and four 熟語 (jukugo, “kanji compounds”) are to be formed by filling in the blank.

鎮火: to be extinguished; to be put out

鎮火: extinguishing

珍: rare

陳: Chen dynasty; Chen (state)

鴆, 酖: / 鎮: / 狆: Pekinese dog / 亭: / 珍: rarity / 賃: wage, rent, charge

(onomatopoeia) blowing one's nose / (onomatopoeia) ringing of a bell

(imperial) 朕: (similar to the royal we)