取り tori — to take, to arrange
Dandori is the preparation and sequencing a craftsman does before the real work begins. Get it right and the work almost does itself.
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仕事二分
dandori hachibu, shigoto nibu
"Preparation is eight-tenths of the work; the work itself is two." The outcome is decided before you begin. We named the company after it because it's the whole idea.