merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
commerce; trade; business
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
shop; small store; business; firm
business discussion; negotiation
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
business rival; professional jealousy
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
business ability; business acumen
brand name; trade name; product name
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
on business; for business; business purpose
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
nature of one's business; business instinct
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
product; commodity; merchandise
art dealer; fine art(s) shop
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
financial products; financial instruments
leading product; flagship product; top product
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
merchant of death; arms dealer
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
sales battle; business competition
businessman with political ties
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
foreign merchant; foreign businessman; foreign company; out-of-store sales; calling on customers to take orders
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
sales channels; (product) distribution channels
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
apothecary; druggist; chemist
business school (in a university); faculty of commerce
multi-level marketing; MLM; network marketing; pyramid selling
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
commercial and industrial men
commercial spirit; profit motive
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
battle for Christmas sales
commercial area; business district
commercialization; commercialisation
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
commerce (field of study); department of commerce (at a university)
wholesaler; wholesale dealer
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty
consideration; deliberation; discussion
inventory; catalog; catalogue
knockoff; imitation product; counterfeit product
products featuring popular characters; character goods; character merchandise
mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
mercantile marine college
trade agreement; trade pact; agreement on commerce
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
financial derivative; derivative
commercial supremacy; commercial rights
trade sample; product sample
dilettantish business; amateurish business
commercialization; commercialisation
item number; product ID number; reference number
business practice; commercial practice; trade usage
luck in business; luck in sales
street vendor; peddler; hawker
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
small-business lender; firm that makes short-term loans to small and medium-sized businesses; shōkō lender; small-business loan; company loans made by nonbank financial institutions
out-of-store sales department
caravansary; caravanserai
(for) commercial purpose; business goal
business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period
amateurish and haughty way of doing business; venturing into an unfamiliar line of business (and often failing)
commercial vehicle; commercial motor vehicle
piggybacking marketing; method of making sales by jumping on a bandwagon (like that of a boom, popularity, disaster, etc.)
treaty of commerce and navigation
imperfect product (sold at a discounted price); defect merchandise
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
commodity futures trading
Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia)
party to an entente; ally
product design; product planning
e-commerce; electronic commerce
amateurish business methods; bad business sense
work-at-home scheme (scam in which the offer of a highly paid work-at-home job is used to lure victims into paying substantial upfront costs)
marketability; saleability
crockery dealer; china shop
commercial bill; commercial paper; CP
commerce and industry association
domestic livestock dealer
mercantile spirit; mercenary spirit
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Bachelor of Commercial Science
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
Doctor of Commercial Science
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation
fraudulent sale of worthless land (e.g. by overstating its future value)
having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
business woman; prostitute
difference quotient; divided difference
amateurish way of doing business
bonus-time sales offensive
Official Business Skill Test in Bookkeeping (JCCI bookkeeping proficiency test)
Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation (1896)
Omnibus Trade and Competition Act
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
commercial letter of credit
bait and switch; switch selling
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
neighborhood commercial zone
(treaty of) friendship, commerce and navigation
fraudulent sale of exorcism services (to people led to believe that they are possessed by evil spirits)
Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
premium voucher (issued as a political tool to increase consumer demand); shopping coupon
unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items
commercial version (vs. shareware, etc.)
commercial correspondence
commercial customary law; commercial custom law
fraudulent business practice of luring people into investing by promising high returns
sex industry; prostitution
counselor; counsellor; trustee
occupation where charm is necessary to succeed
unscrupulous business practices based on an appeal to one's social conscience; sales methods in which someone falsely claims to represent a charitable organization
electrical goods merchant; e-commerce; electronic commerce
outstanding product; market leader
leftover stock; carry-over stock
premium voucher (issued as a political tool to increase consumer demand); shopping coupon