jpdb beta

to finish reading; to read through

1

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

3

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

2

country; territory; domain; realm

2

one third; a third part

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

1

tendency; trend

1

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

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

6

rule; reign; peaceful times

2

imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark

1

misgovernment; misrule; bad government

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

2

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

1

steam engine

1

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

1

years later

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

arms; weapon; ordnance

1

appointment; assignment; promotion

2

important post; important office; key position

2

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

acceleration; speeding up

1

someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water

2

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

2

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

3

action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)

3

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 (ritsuryo system)

1

study; pursuit of knowledge

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

examinee

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

to pass (examination)

2

coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

1

literacy rate

1

foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent

1

to be responsive; to show immediate results

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

liking something; being partial to something; -phile

1

foresight; prescience

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

2

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

1