latest fashion; trend of the times
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
8000; eight thousand; many
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
from the viewpoint of; according to
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to extend (building); to build on
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
labor union; labour union; trade union
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
healthy; sound; wholesome
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
offensive (movement); aggression
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
factory manager; works manager
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
engineering; engineering works
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team