to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
large amount of money; great cost
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
thousands; several thousand
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
information technology; IT
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
chief executive officer; CEO
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
at once; immediately; right now
of course; certainly; naturally
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
Niigata (city, prefecture)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)