human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
networking; making contacts
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to consent to; to assent to
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
the staff; inside the department
to lay the foundation (for)
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
derby (horse race); Japan Derby; battle (for first place); competition; derby (match); local derby
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
maternity leave; paternity leave
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
man of the hour; woman of the hour
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
largest company; industry leader
highly unpredictable; touch and go
company name; name of a company
while being out of the office or away from home
steady advance; carrying all before one