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unification of the whole country

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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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ambition; aspiration

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

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father

2

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

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

59

1,000,000; one million; million; many

1

large army

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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Xuzhou (China)

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aggression; invasion; raid

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

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

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Gentoku

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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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viceroy; governor-general

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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to show; to display

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

2

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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Ryofu

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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cease-fire; truce; armistice

2

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

2

dominion; territory; possession

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recovery; rescue; recapture

1

in high spirits

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army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

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(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

2

to take back; to recapture

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

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

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to; towards; for

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rush; flood; deluge

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