社外取締役　島耕作（１）

Outside Director Kosaku Shima

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
ことこと
thing; matter
  1. [n] thing; matter
  2. [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. [n] work; business; affair
  5. [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  6. [n-suf] nominalizing suffix
  7. [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  8. [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  9. [n] necessity; need
  10. [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
71 1.36%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
58 1.11%
このこの
this
  1. [adj-pn] this
  2. [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  3. [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
50 0.96%
会長かいちょう
president (of a society); chairman
  1. [n] president (of a society); chairman
50 0.96%
社外取締役しゃがいとりしまりやく
outside director; independent director
  1. [n] outside director; independent director
50 0.96%
社長しゃちょう
company president; manager; director
  1. [n] company president; manager; director
48 0.92%
会社かいしゃ
company; corporation; firm
  1. [n] company; corporation; firm
  2. [n] one's workplace
45 0.86%
剣けん
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
  1. [n] sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
  2. [n] bayonet
  3. [n] swordsmanship
  4. [n] stinger; ovipositor; dart
40 0.77%
日本にほん
Japan
  1. [n] Japan
36 0.69%
耕作こうさく
cultivation; farming
  1. [n,vs,vt] cultivation; farming
34 0.65%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
32 0.61%
中国ちゅうごく
China
  1. [n] China
  2. [n] Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
  3. [n] central part of a country; main region
  4. [n] province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
29 0.56%
というという
called; named; that says; that
  1. [exp] called; named; that says; that
  2. [exp] as many as; as much as
  3. [exp] all ...; every single ...
27 0.52%
塗装とそう
coating; painting
  1. [n,vs,vt] coating; painting
26 0.50%
男おとこ
man; male
  1. [n,n-pref] man; male
  2. [n] fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  3. [n] male lover; boyfriend; man
  4. [n] manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
26 0.50%
それそれ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
25 0.48%
として
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  1. [exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. [exp] apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. [exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person")
  4. [exp] thinking that...; trying to...
24 0.46%
銀行ぎんこう
bank; banking institution
  1. [n] bank; banking institution
24 0.46%
いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  1. [adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. [adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. [adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. [adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem
22 0.42%
今いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  2. [adv] another; more
22 0.42%
持じ
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
  1. [n] draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
22 0.42%
いういう
to say; to utter; to declare
  1. [v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
  2. [v5u] to name; to call
  3. [v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
20 0.38%
テコてこ
lever
  1. [n] lever
  2. [n] agent (causing something to happen); instrument; force
  3. [n] assistant; helper
20 0.38%
半導体はんどうたい
semiconductor; solid-state
  1. [n,adj-no] semiconductor; solid-state
18 0.34%
取締役とりしまりやく
company director; board member
  1. [n] company director; board member
18 0.34%
工業こうぎょう
(manufacturing) industry
  1. [n] (manufacturing) industry
18 0.34%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
17 0.33%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
17 0.33%
思うおもう
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  1. [v5u,vt] to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  2. [v5u,vt] to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. [v5u,vt] to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. [v5u,vt] to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. [v5u,vt] to expect; to look forward to
  6. [v5u,vt] to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
  7. [v5u,vt] to recall; to remember
17 0.33%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
17 0.33%
アメリカアメリカ
(United States of) America; United States; US; USA
  1. [n] (United States of) America; United States; US; USA
  2. [n] America (land mass); the Americas
16 0.31%
いるいる
to be (of animate objects); to exist
  1. [v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. [v1,vi] to stay
  3. [v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
16 0.31%
副社長ふくしゃちょう
executive vice-president
  1. [n] executive vice-president
16 0.31%
四し
four; 4
  1. [num] four; 4
16 0.31%
彼かれ
he; him
  1. [pn] he; him
  2. [n] boyfriend
16 0.31%
そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
15 0.29%
台湾たいわん
Taiwan
  1. [n] Taiwan
15 0.29%
までまで
until (a time); till; to; up to
  1. [prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. [prt] to (a place or person); as far as
  3. [prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. [prt] only; merely
14 0.27%
仕事しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  1. [n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  2. [n] work
14 0.27%
企業きぎょう
enterprise; business; company; corporation
  1. [n] enterprise; business; company; corporation
14 0.27%
兼けん
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time
  1. [conj] cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time
14 0.27%
取締役会とりしまりやくかい
board of directors
  1. [n] board of directors
  2. [n] board of directors' meeting
14 0.27%
女性じょせい
woman; female
  1. [n,adj-no] woman; female
  2. [n,adj-no] feminine gender
14 0.27%
時とき
time; hour; moment
  1. [n] time; hour; moment
  2. [n,adv] occasion; case
  3. [n] chance; opportunity; season
  4. [n] the times; the age; the day
  5. [n] tense
14 0.27%
本社ほんしゃ
head office; main office; headquarters; parent company
  1. [n] head office; main office; headquarters; parent company
  2. [n] main shrine
  3. [n] this company; this shrine
14 0.27%
銀座ぎんざ
Ginza (Tokyo neighborhood)
  1. [n] Ginza (Tokyo neighborhood)
  2. [n-suf] busy shopping district; bustling location
  3. [n] silver mint (Edo period)
14 0.27%
ゴルフ
golf
  1. [n] golf
13 0.25%
これからこれから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  1. [exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  2. [exp] from here; from this point
13 0.25%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
13 0.25%
まずまず
first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
  1. [adv] first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
  2. [adv] probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
  3. [adv] more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
  4. [adv] anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
13 0.25%
人間にんげん
human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  1. [n] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. [n] character (of a person)
13 0.25%
菱ひし
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut
  1. [n] water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut
  2. [n] caltrop (weapon)
13 0.25%
もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  1. [adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  2. [adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
  3. [adv] further; more; again; another; the other
  4. [int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
12 0.23%
ようなような
like; similar to
  1. [adj-pn] like; similar to
  2. [exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
  3. [exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
12 0.23%
以上いじょう
not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
  1. [n-suf] not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
  2. [n-suf] beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
  3. [adj-no,n] the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
  4. [n,conj] since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
  5. [exp] that's all; that is the end; the end
12 0.23%
子こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  1. [n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  2. [n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
  3. [n,n-suf] young woman
  4. [n,n-suf] young (animal)
  5. [n] offshoot
  6. [n] interest
  7. [n] new share
  8. [n] player who is not a dealer
  9. [n] young geisha; young prostitute
  10. [n] bird egg
  11. [n-suf] -er (often of young women)
12 0.23%
後継者こうけいしゃ
successor
  1. [n] successor
12 0.23%
息子むすこ
son
  1. [n] son
12 0.23%
相談役そうだんやく
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
  1. [n] counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
12 0.23%
社外しゃがい
outside the company
  1. [n,adj-no] outside the company
12 0.23%
課長かちょう
section manager; section chief
  1. [n] section manager; section chief
12 0.23%
おわりおわり
end; ending; close; conclusion
  1. [n] end; ending; close; conclusion
  2. [n] end of (one's) life; death
11 0.21%
そう
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
  1. [aux,adj-na] appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
11 0.21%
そういうそういう
such; like that; that sort of
  1. [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
11 0.21%
なるなる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  1. [v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  2. [v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
  3. [v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
  4. [v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
  5. [v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
  6. [v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
  7. [v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
  8. [v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as
  9. [v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
  10. [v5r,vi] to be promoted
  11. [aux-v,v5r] to do ...
11 0.21%
またまた
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  1. [adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  2. [adv] also; too; as well; likewise
  3. [adv] on the other hand; while
  4. [conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
  5. [conj] or; otherwise
  6. [adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth
  7. [pref] indirect
11 0.21%
初はつ
first; new
  1. [adj-no,n,n-pref,n-suf] first; new
11 0.21%
営業えいぎょう
business; trade; operations
  1. [n,vs,vt] business; trade; operations
  2. [n] sales
11 0.21%
就任しゅうにん
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
  1. [n,vs,vi] assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
11 0.21%
必要ひつよう
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  1. [adj-na] necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  2. [n] necessity; need; requirement
11 0.21%
技術ぎじゅつ
technology; engineering
  1. [n] technology; engineering
  2. [n] technique; skill
  3. [n] art; craft
11 0.21%
時じ
hour; o'clock
  1. [suf] hour; o'clock
  2. [suf,adj-no] (specified) time; when ...; during ...
11 0.21%
社内しゃない
within a company; in-house
  1. [adj-no,n] within a company; in-house
  2. [adj-no,n] within a shrine; shrine precincts
11 0.21%
販売はんばい
sales; selling; marketing
  1. [n,vs,vt] sales; selling; marketing
11 0.21%
くらい
approximately; about; around; or so
  1. [suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so
  2. [suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. [suf,prt] as ... as ...; like
10 0.19%
サラリーマン
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
  1. [n] office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
10 0.19%
ためにために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  1. [conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. [conj] because of; as a result of
10 0.19%
ママ
mom; mommy; mum; mummy; mother; mama; mamma
  1. [n] mom; mommy; mum; mummy; mother; mama; mamma
  2. [n] female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
10 0.19%
作さく
work (e.g. of art); production
  1. [n,n-suf] work (e.g. of art); production
  2. [n] harvest; cultivation; farming; crop; yield
  3. [n] technique
10 0.19%
執行役しっこうやく
executive officer
  1. [n] executive officer
10 0.19%
峰みね
peak; summit; ridge; top
  1. [n] peak; summit; ridge; top
  2. [n] back of a blade
10 0.19%
昇進しょうしん
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
  1. [n,vs,vi] promotion; advancement; rising in rank
10 0.19%
シリーズ
series
  1. [n,n-suf] series
9 0.17%
そこそこ
there (place relatively near listener)
  1. [pn] there (place relatively near listener)
  2. [pn] there (place just mentioned); that place
  3. [pn] then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
  4. [pn] you
9 0.17%
そんな
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  1. [adj-pn] such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  2. [int] no way!; never!
9 0.17%
つまりつまり
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  1. [adv] that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  2. [adv] in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
  3. [n] clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
  4. [n] shrinkage
  5. [n] end; conclusion
  6. [n] dead end; corner
  7. [n] distress; being at the end of one's rope
9 0.17%
ということはということは
that is to say; so that means
  1. [exp,adv] that is to say; so that means
9 0.17%
なるほどなるほど
I see; that's right; indeed
  1. [int,adv] I see; that's right; indeed
9 0.17%
モーニング
morning
  1. [n] morning
  2. [n] breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer
  3. [n] morning dress; morning coat
9 0.17%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
9 0.17%
世界せかい
the world; society; the universe
  1. [n] the world; society; the universe
  2. [n] sphere; circle; world
  3. [adj-no] world-renowned; world-famous
  4. [n] realm governed by one Buddha; space
9 0.17%
人ひと
person; someone; somebody
  1. [n] person; someone; somebody
  2. [n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
  3. [n] human (Homo sapiens)
  4. [n] (other) people; others
  5. [n] character; personality; nature
  6. [n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
  7. [n] adult; grown-up
  8. [n] I; me; one
9 0.17%
作品さくひん
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
  1. [n] work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
9 0.17%
元気げんき
lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
  1. [adj-na,n] lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
  2. [adj-na,n] healthy; well; fit; in good health
9 0.17%
助成じょせい
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
  1. [n,vs,vt] assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
9 0.17%
問題もんだい
question (e.g. on a test); problem
  1. [n] question (e.g. on a test); problem
  2. [n] problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
  3. [n] question (i.e. doubt)
  4. [n] public discussion; controversy
  5. [n] trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
9 0.17%
存在そんざい
existence; being; presence
  1. [n,vs,vi,adj-no] existence; being; presence
9 0.17%
少しすこし
a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  1. [adv] a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  2. [adv] a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
  3. [adv] a little way; a short distance
9 0.17%
時代じだい
period; epoch; era; age
  1. [n] period; epoch; era; age
  2. [n] the times; those days
  3. [n] oldness; ancientness; antiquity
  4. [n] antique; period piece
9 0.17%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
9 0.17%
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