at that time; in those days
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
student (esp. a university student)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
man; male; masculine gender
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
chronological order; time series
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
finding employment; getting a job
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
several years; a few years
promotion; raising of status
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
very young; little; childish; immature
speaking voice; talking voice
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears