precision machinery; precision machine; precision tool; precision tools; precision equipment
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I see; that's right; indeed
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
business plan; business schedule; project
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
though; notwithstanding; although
precision machining; precision cutting
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
Japan's best; number one in Japan
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
Minister of International Trade and Industry
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be photographed; to be projected
your husband; her husband
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like