publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
postwar period; period after Second World War
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
preface; introduction; preamble
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
foreign; abroad; overseas
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
for example; for instance; e.g.
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
large number (of); many; majority
mobilization; mobilisation
shipping charges; transportation expenses
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
estimate (of costs); budget
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
management; administration; operation
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
negotiations; discussions; connection
almost; roughly; approximately
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although