how; in what way; how about
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
cost reduction; cost saving
study group; study meeting
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
trial; judgement; judgment
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
action of making something; -ification
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
all; entire; whole; altogether
to wash again; to reconsider
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
cut; reduction; curtailment
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
electricity; (electric) light
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl