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むかし
いかなる
おう
こくみん
国民
じゅうぜい
重税
して
くる
しめた

In ancient times all the kings burdened the people with heavy taxes.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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2
any kind of  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
2. tycoon; magnate; champion; master
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0 3
noun
nation; nationality; people; citizen
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0
heavy taxation
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1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign  (see also: 課する)
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4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt
2. to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle
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Kanji
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キョウ   とも together   
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   
コク   くに country   
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ギョク   たま jewel   
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dot   
box, enclosure   
ミン   たみ people   
ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
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
カ    lesson; section   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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カ    result   はたす to carry out   は end, extremity   はてる to come to an end   
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デン   た rice field   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ク   くるしい painful   くるしむ to suffer   くるしめる to torment   にが bitter   にが to feel bitter   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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grass   
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