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もしあなた
ぜいきん
税金
はら
であればそんなこと
わない
はずです
If you were footing the bill, you wouldn't say that.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
if; in case; supposing  (often written with kana only)
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2
1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)  (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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0
noun
tax; duty
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pay (e.g. money, bill)
2. to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
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0
noun
1. body
2. oneself
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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0
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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0
noun
1. expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be  (often written with kana only)
2. nock (of a bow)
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Kanji
ゼイ    tax   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
grain
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
フツ    to pay; to dispose of   はら to pay   
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ム   private
hand
シン   み body, person   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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