jpdb beta

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

5

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

1

to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase

8

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

self; oneself

2

another person; others

5

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

3

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

5

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

1

fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal

1

lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode

2

walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled

1

recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song

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Kunikida Doppo (1871-1908)

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

2

to be found

4

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

criticism; critique

2

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

2

to watch over; to watch attentively

3

book for novices; general introduction to a subject

1

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

Nakamura Masanao (1832.6.24-1891.6.7)

1

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

Samuel

1

Smiles

1

self-help; self-reliance

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

2

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

finishing writing; completion of a manuscript

1

heaven helps those who help themselves

1

belief; faith; conviction

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

2

example; illustration; precedent

1

historic; historical

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

several people; a few people

1

success; hit

1

talk; story; conversation

3

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

2

first year; early years (of a reign or era)

1

(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

2

interested person; volunteer; supporter

1

youth; young man

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

5

being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on

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