electric furnace; electric oven
intermediate product; partly finished product
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
artificial leather; synthetic leather; faux leather
cost basis; cost principle
selling in installments; selling in instalments
imposition (printing); laying out page order; assembly (e.g. of components)
how long; how much; to what extent
labour rate; pay rate; wage rate; income rate
total quality control; TQC
direct labor costs; direct labour costs
total quality control; TQC
spinning and weaving industry; textile industry
administrative cost; head office expenses; general management expenses
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
materials management or handling
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
enterprise union; company union; in-house union
how long; how far; how much
downturn; decrement phase
inventory (stock) adjustment
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
Mishima Tokushichi (1893.2.24-1975.11.19)
to be seen; to be in sight; to be able to see; to see; to be worth watching; to be worth seeing
worker who only does one task; single skill worker