profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
coloured glass; colored glass
crystal glass; lead glass
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to sell off; to sell completely
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
securing financial resources
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
increase in population; population growth
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)