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elevation; high ground

2

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

2

common people; ordinary people; masses

62

stove; furnace; kiln

2

smoke; fumes

4

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

tax

26

collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

3

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

13

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

8

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

15

once more; again

4

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

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

2

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

25

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

7

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

1

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

3

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

9

succession; successor

7

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

14

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

investiture of the Crown Prince

2

heir; inheritor; successor

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

1

respect; esteem; regard

8

imperial throne; the Crown

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

suicide; apoptosis

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

6

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

2

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

longest; oldest

4

pyramid

1

capacity; volume

1

Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi

2

mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court

3

in a row; in a line

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

8

second half; latter half

40

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

34

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

4

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

4

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

3

to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

1

duty; role; function

1

waterfowl; water bird; shorebird

2

Emperor Suinin; Suinin Tenno

2