jpdb beta

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

2

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

old age; old person; the old; the aged

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

1

Chinese poem

1

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

to grow old

1

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

1

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

1

slow; lagging; tardy

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

moment

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

1

verse

1

Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)

1

thinker

1

Shuki; Zhu Xi (1130-1200 CE); Chu Hsi

8

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

theory

1

neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)

1

to bring; to take; to bring about

1

government school

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

6

impromptu

1

Meiji period (1868-1912)

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

1

poetry and prose; literature; literary works

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

1

to mimic; to imitate

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

very recently; in the very recent past

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

1

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

2

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

2

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

1

Kiyoshi

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

6

rocky mountain

3

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

researcher

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1