jpdb beta

the same; the said; likewise

17

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

4

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

3

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

1

self; oneself

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

feelings of guilt

7

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

9

old person smell

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

9

that is to say; so that means

2

demand; request

3

supply; provision

2

young person

2

to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept

1

at least

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

3

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

5

sorry to bother you, but ...

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

2

younger; junior

3

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

10

even

3

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

4

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

rich person

7

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

32

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

3

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

long time; many years

2

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

3

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

1

automatic

1

polite language (e.g. masu, desu)

2

yearly (annual) turnover

1

10,000,000,000; ten billion

1

venture

1

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

1

common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

1

sincerity; good faith

1

business card

1

mistake; error; blunder

3

future; distant future

2

fatal wound

1

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

4

not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

5

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2