andon. Light above a production line indicating whether there is a problem
ba. Place
bunkatsu hôshiki. Divided production system
burando ryoku. Brand power
bushido. The way of the samurai
freeter. Job-hopping part-time worker
gai(koku)jin. Foreigner
ganbaru. Do one’s best
haken. Dispatch worker
hanseikai. Reflection meeting
hikikomori. Social dropout who constantly stays at home
hitori hôshiki. One-man production system
ippanshoku. Career in administration of a Japanese company
jidôka. Automation
jinmyaku. Personal relationships
junkai hôshiki. Chase production system
kaisha. Japanese firm
kaizen. Improvement
kanban. Card (used in manufacturing)
keiretsu. Japanese conglomerate
kôhai. One’s junior (somebody who entered the company at ...
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