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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

top; summit; vertex

1

the late emperor

4

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

power struggle

2

person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

1

patronage; protection

1

something like ...; something called ...

5

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

from the viewpoint of; according to

2

Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God

2

real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

to seize power

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

1

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

3

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

swelling; enlargement

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

beyond one's means or position

1

selfish(ness)

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

4

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

to age; to grow old

1

irresponsibility

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

2

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

personal connections

1

capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

2

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

4

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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