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だつ卯建NounUsually kanaFreq #81112
1

short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole

2

mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge

うだつが上がらないうだつがあがらないが上がらない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #125609
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Idiomatic expression

no hope of getting ahead

Examples
天才にもかかわらず、彼は相変わらずうだつがあがらない
For all his genius he is as obscure as ever.