jpdb beta

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

1

diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer

3

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

chef

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

1

wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

1

silent; mute; dumb

2

to seize the initiative

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

to interrupt; to butt in

1

contrary to one's expectations

1

to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

1

publishing business

1

inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known

1

golf

1

shogi; Japanese chess

1

along the wall

1

wall clock; grandfather clock

3

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

1

evening meal

4

buffet; self-service meal

2

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

3

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

merry; joyful; gleeful

3

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

2

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

2

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

11

vegetable

2

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

some people; a few people; several people

2

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

1

to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)

1

penlight

2

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

in a row; in a line

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

dynamo; power generator

5

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

1

portable gasoline can; gas can

2

power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply

1

stock; ski pole

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

barbecue; BBQ

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1