jpdb beta

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

already; too late

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

3

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

2

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

4

wild goose; glans; head of a penis

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

2

certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

2

in the clouds

2

five; 5

2

first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month

4

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

west side; west bank

1

Ordos (city)

1

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

1

to remain; to be left

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

2

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

1

to gush out

1

mountain district

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

1

Imperial Court

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)

1

imagination; supposition; guess

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

mid-stream; middle course; middle class

1

middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

2

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

1

mainland China

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

traffic; traffic volume

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

Sonken

2

favor; favour; affection

1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

1

excellence; genius

1

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

1

good government

1

to call out; to summon

1