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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

4

heavy taxation

1

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

5

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

19

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

8

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

1

person

3

to return; to come back

2

adds force or indicates command

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

8

monarchy; imperial rule

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

3

royalty

7

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

4

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

3

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

2

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

5

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

I; me

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

younger sister

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

10

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

7

now is the time

1

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

3

national armed forces

5

execution

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling

2

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1