jpdb beta

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

low wooden clogs; komageta

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common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace

1

seventy; 70

2

going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo

6

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

the capital (esp. Kyoto)

1

(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

2

palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination

1

to sit for an examination

1

barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

1

young person

2

box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage

1

Ute

1

one's hometown

1

elegy; dirge; mournful melody

1

last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

state of society; social conditions; order of the world

1

(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether

1

rich person; wealthy person

2

high official

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

money-worship; mammon-worship

1

capitalism

1

prosperity

1

national fortunes; destiny of a country

1

age 15

1

artist

1

miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

wealthy; rich; affluent

1

(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence

1

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

one's hometown

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

impoverished student; poor student

1

student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)

7

integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor

1

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

1

scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)

1

city dweller; townspeople

1

pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)

1