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wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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

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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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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

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fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark

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military commander

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

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government; administration; ministry

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possession; ownership

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to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

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to punish; to penalize; to penalise

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

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punishment; penalty

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

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he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

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honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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watchdog; guard dog

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store; reserve; stock; savings

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to pilfer; to filch; to swipe

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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property; fortune; assets

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to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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uprising; revolt

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barrier; gate

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battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

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daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless

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to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

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battlefield; battleground

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horses and cattle

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to release

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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to have a narrow escape from death

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