jpdb beta

in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train

1

three people

4

in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

5

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

3

government worker; public servant; civil servant

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

gentleman

5

trading company employee

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

be; is

1

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

1

to be

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

4

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

looks; features

2

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

2

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

2

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

7

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

1

armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

1

elbow

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

one third; a third part

2

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

3

ash; ashes

3

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

6

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

fire; flame; blaze

3

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

5

reflexive; reflecting

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

branch manager

4

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

1

managing editor; chief editor

1

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

1

to appear in the newspaper

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

editorial writer

1

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

editorial; leading article; leader

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

company housing; housing provided by one's company

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

25

source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1