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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

3

powerful person; influential person

1

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

89

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

5

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

20

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

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

119

poet

2

be; is

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)

1

Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei

1

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

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

33

music

2

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.

64

to love

1

he; him; boyfriend

6

the same age; same period

1

person of letters; literary person

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

in great numbers

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

2

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

2

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

1

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

33

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

2

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

71

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

3

longing for; burning desire

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

3

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

57

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

posterity; future life; life to come

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

to become; to amount to

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

6

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

Koumei

34

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

3

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

6