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south

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(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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Ryofu

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rage; fury

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large army

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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Xuzhou (China)

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invasion

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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old retainer

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Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

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parent and child

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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success; hit

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army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

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ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

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to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

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Liu Bei (161-223)

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Gentoku

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush

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barrier; gate

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castle

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defense; defence

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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travel; trip; journey

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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to; towards; for

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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to address

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secret message

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discovery; detection; finding

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be; is

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previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

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