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literary talent

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behind others; losing out to others

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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Buntei

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Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms

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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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imperial throne; the Crown

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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character and conduct

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elegance; taste; refinement

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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various; several

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traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

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florid expression; poetical talent

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literature

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with

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view of life

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both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles

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Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

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Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)

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alliance; union; league

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fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous

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contract; commitment

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temporarily; short period; once; one morning

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one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

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detached; aloof; indifferent

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to enjoy (oneself)

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(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I

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view without saying a word; tacit permission

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work left uncompleted at death; work one accomplished during one's lifetime

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composition of a poem

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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to compose a poem

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military discipline; military regulations; military rules

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willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

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to apologize; to apologise

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demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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beautiful; good; excellent

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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train (esp. long distance train); steam train

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