most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
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)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
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
sincere; earnest; serious
to sit for an examination
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
money-worship; mammon-worship
national fortunes; destiny of a country
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
impoverished student; poor student
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
city dweller; townspeople
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
belief; faith; conviction
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself