futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thorough; exhaustive; complete
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
Toyota Industries Corporation
Toyoda Sakichi (1867.3.19-1930.10.30)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
Toyoda Kiichirō (1894.6.11-1952.3.27)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
Oono Taiichi (1912.2.29-1990.5.28)
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
episode; anecdote; vignette
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
store interior; inside of a shop
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
observation; survey; watching
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to need; to call for; to require
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
world-class; (of) high global reputation
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
point of production; production site; shop floor
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
key success factor; key to success; KSF
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
incident; affair; happening; event
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate