period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
washing machine (laundry)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
white goods; large household electrical appliances
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
household (electrical) appliance manufacturer; consumer-electronics maker; white goods maker
(social) position; status
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Japanese-style management
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) even once; (not) ever
lifetime employment; permanent employment
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
main force; chief object; mainline
consumer electronics; home appliances
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
division (of company); operations department
action of making something; -ification
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
special; particular; peculiar; unique
research and development; R&D