market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
daily necessities; everyday goods
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
contract; compact; agreement
town girl; girl raised in a town
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
fee; charge; rate; material
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
pride; boast; credit (to)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
individual; private person; personal; private
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new