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Liu Shan (207-271; emperor of Shu Han 223-263)

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

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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to; towards; for

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to; towards; for

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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Shin

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dynasty

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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foundation stone; cornerstone

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to become; to be

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of

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be; is; isn't it?

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oh, yes?; really?

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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emphasis-adding particle

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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is that so?; I see; right; oh

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watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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huh?; what's up?

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hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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that; those; the

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

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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

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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entreaty to a deity

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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Sayuri

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marriage proposal; courtship

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last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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God; god

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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superstition; superstitious belief

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