an eye for people; the ability to judge character
company president; manager; director
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
10,000,000,000; ten billion
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
your company; your shrine
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
beyond this point; from now on; after this
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
possibility; potential; expandability
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
heir; inheritor; successor
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses