jpdb beta

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

3

satisfactory; decent

1

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

1

British person

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect

1

expression; phraseology

1

encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

1

to the end; to the last

2

human; humane

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

2

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

loading; charging; filling

7

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

9

passenger seat; assistant driver's seat

5

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

4

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

to subsist; to keep on living

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

3

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

settlement; conclusion; summary

1

making efficient; optimization

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

to take turns doing; to do in rotation

1

combined living room, dining room and kitchen

1

patrol

2

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

3

dust; one ten-billionth

5

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

2

100 yen

3

shop

4

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

4

newspaper

1

radio

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

half a year; six months

1

each and every; all

1

diligent worker; hard worker

1

to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2