joint management; pool; gamopetalous; sympetalous
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
fishing gear; fishing tackle
imported article; imported goods
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
ladder form of "high" kanji
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
listed company (on a stock exchange)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to trace back to (the origins of something)
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
Japanese company (business, firm)
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
aquatic products; fisheries
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
financial institutions; banking facilities
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless