王は人民から税を厳しく取り立てた。

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王は人民から税を厳しく取り立てた。

English Translation

The king exacted taxes from his people.

Furigana

王(おう)は人民(じんみん)から税(ぜい)を厳(きび)しく取(とた)り立()てた。

Romanji

Ō wa jinmin kara zei o kibishiku toritateta.

Words

王 (おう)

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch; tycoon; magnate; champion; master; king

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

人民 (じんみん)

people; public

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

税 (ぜい)

tax

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

取り立てる (とりたてる)

to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort; to appoint; to promote; to give patronage; to emphasize; to focus on; to call attention to