announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
postwar period; period after Second World War
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(social) position; status
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
action of making something; -ification
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed