as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
half-wit; fool; simpleton
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
offensive (movement); aggression
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
must not; should not; do not
direct control; direct supervision
whole company; all the companies
research office; research division; inquiry section
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous
whimsy; looseness; indiscretion; laxity
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
establishment; settlement
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
estimate (of costs); budget