直向[hitamuki] earnest
安直[anchoku] inexpensive
一直[icchoku] lining out to first base
一直線[icchokusen] straight line
鉛直[enchoku] perpendicular

下駄直し[getanaoshi] repairing clogs
開き直る[hirakinaoru] to become defiant
気を取り直す[kiwotorinaosu] to completely rethink
急転直下[kyuutenchokka] suddenly and precipitately
居直る[inaoru] to sit up properly straight

易経[ekikyou] I Ching (Yi Jing) or The Book of Changes - one of the Five Classics
一切経[issaikyou] complete Buddhist scriptures
運動神経[undoushinkei] motor nerves
規模の経済[kibonokeizai] economies of scale
共同経営[kyoudoukeiei] joint management

経つ[tatsu] to pass
経る[heru] to pass
経緯[ikisatsu] details
経営[keiei] management
経営グループ[keieiguruupu] management group