stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
in terms of; from the point of view of
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
beginning; outset; first; onset
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be helpful; to be useful
the place for; the time for; the level of
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders