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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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ninefold; imperial palace; the Court

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pataka (banner)

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attendance; participation; presence

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

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crown prince

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imperial order; imperial decree

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Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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military affairs

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Five Tiger Generals (in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms)

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proclamation; promulgation

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joint signature

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to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out

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Liu Bei (161-223)

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

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solemn; grave; impressive

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territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat

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to weave

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

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equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

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something; what; why; how

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protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication

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lion's roar; harangue

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assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-

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the very best; excellent; superb

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to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout

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genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent

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decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse

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doing nothing (to help); watching with one's arms folded; bowing with one's hands locked together in front of one's chest (form of Chinese salute)

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

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breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

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to face danger; to fall into crisis

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suffocation; choking; asphyxia

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wave height

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to help (a person) out of danger

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highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

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I'll; let's; probably

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diplomat

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messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

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purpose of a visit

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to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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mutual prosperity

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nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

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