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Kan'ei

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to enter into diplomatic relations

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

6

Country of Na (a country that existed within Japan during the Yayoi period)

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maternal relative

2

very young; little; childish; immature

3

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

11

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

easy; simple; light

1

age; years

2

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

6

under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

2

association; society

3

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

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Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)

2

rival chiefs

2

Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms

3

Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)

6

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

1

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

popular

1

novel; (short) story

4

game

1

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

1

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)

2

to have an interest (in)

1

the end (of); powder

1

to make a name for oneself; to achieve success

1

male (animal, plant)

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North China

3

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

5

Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan

3

Liu Bei (161-223)

5

inlet; bay

1

Sonken

4

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

national power

4

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

2

strategist; tactician; schemer

1

Chouhi

1

hero; great man

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

2

to challenge (a person) to a fight

1

allied armies

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

2