jpdb beta

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

4

commission system

1

one; one

2

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

2

cash bonus; reward; bounty

1

able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

1

lawyer; attorney

2

after-sales service; warranty service

1

perfection; flawlessness

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

3

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

6

maid; helper; help; assistance

2

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

4

locational advantage; advantageous position

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

3

fully; thoroughly

1

general remarks

1

thanks; gratitude

7

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

2

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

5

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

11

absolute secrecy

1

in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

3

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

straining one's ears

1

we; us

13

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

6

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

4

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

9

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

13

oolong tea

1

PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

2

beer

1

empty can

2

to carry around; to carry on one's person

6

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

12

outdoors; outside

2

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

7

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

4

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

4

considerably; fairly; quite

16

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

2

this area; around here

6

south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer

1