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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

the British Empire

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

80

noble; aristocrat; peer

2

tradition; convention

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

18

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

5

oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

1

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

2

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

very rich person; the super rich

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

8

insurance; guarantee

5

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

1

bone; Bourne (shell)

2

count; earl

1

retiring from military service

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general; shogun

1

wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave

3

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

1

means; is; as for

1

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

warmonger; warmaker

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

2

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

16

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

1

insurance payout; insurance money

3

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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100,000,000; one hundred million

1

pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond

10

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

2

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

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tanker

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

8

really; truly; indeed; good grief

2