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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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word; language; speech

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spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script

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to abridge; to shorten; to economize

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possible; potential; practicable; feasible

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stroke (of a kanji, etc.)

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one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

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(while) holding a post or being in office

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Chinese person

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Chinese (language)

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to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

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to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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written word; written language

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punctuation mark

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uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

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lowercase letter; small letter

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alphabet

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system; organization; organisation; architecture

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historic; historical

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era

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well-known; noted; celebrated

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Di people; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north

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Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

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in great numbers

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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posterity; future generations

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

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historical fact

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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Minister of Justice

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high steward; grand master

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national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

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Wu Zetian (624-705); Empress Wu

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crown prince

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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favor; favour; affection

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(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me

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imperial throne; the Crown

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

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firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

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reason; cause; circumstances

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detective story

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separate; respective

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