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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to commute to work |
to travel from your home to your workplace |
People commute to work by car, by train, on foot, or by
bicycle. |
| 2 |
a rush-hour train |
a train that runs in a big city during the hours when people
are commuting |
The rush-hour train is so crowded! |
| 3 |
to be running late |
to be late sequentially |
The train is running late; it is arriving five minutes late at
every stop. |
| 4 |
to be delayed |
to be late only once |
The train is delayed, it will not arrive at the station for
another ten minutes. |
| 5 |
to miss one’s stop |
to continue riding a train or bus after you were supposed to
get off |
I was asleep so I missed my stop; when I woke up, I was in
Kagoshima. |
| 6 |
to run for a train |
to hurry and try to board a train before it departs |
I ran for the train, but the doors closed before I got
there. |
| 7 |
the priority seats |
the seats in a train reserved for old people, handicapped
people, and pregnant women |
Using your mobile phone in the priority seats is not
allowed. |
| 8 |
to be stuck on a train |
to be on a train and unable to escape or leave |
There was a problem with the train tracks, so the train
stopped; I was stuck on the train for an hour, not moving. |
| 9 |
to feel like a sardine |
to be very cramped on a crowded train |
I always feel like a sardine during my morning commute. |
| 10 |
to be pinned up against ~ |
to have your body pressed against somewhere and be unable to
move |
I was pinned up against the door of the train, so when the
doors opened, I tumbled out. |
| 11 |
to swipe ~ over a scanner |
to pass a data-containing paper or chip close to a device which
can read the data |
I swiped my ICOCA over the scanner and the ticket gates
opened. |
| 12 |
to charge up one’s Suica |
to add money to your RFID-embedded card |
I charged up my Suica because I was running low on money. |
| 13 |
to give up one’s seat |
to abandon your seat to a person who needs it more |
I gave up my seat because an old woman boarded the train and
she had nowhere to sit. |
| 14 |
to get a seat |
to find a seat and be able to sit down |
It's hard to get a seat during rush-hour. |
| 15 |
to carpool |
the situation in which a group of people ride as passengers in
someone else's car in order to commute more efficiently |
I like to carpool; you can meet new people and save money on
gas. |
| 16 |
to go around a corner |
of a moving vehicle, to change direction laterally |
When the train went around the corner everybody lost their
balance. |
| 17 |
to step on someone’s feet |
to accidentally put your foot on a stranger's foot |
I stepped on the old man's feet in the crowded train, and he
looked mad. |
| 18 |
to lose one’s balance |
to fall over or begin to fall over because of a sudden change
in direction or speed |
I lost my balance when the train suddenly stopped. |
| 19 |
to topple over |
to fall over dramatically |
The suitcase toppled over in the crowded train. |
| 20 |
to grope ~ |
of a man, to touch a woman without permission in hopes of
feeling sexual excitement |
The man was caught groping women on the train, so the police
took him away. |
| 21 |
to commit suicide |
to kill yourself |
Many people commit suicide by jumping in front of speeding
trains. |