acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to spread; to be propagated
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
having said that; on the other hand
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
prohibition; inhibition; ban
clause; article; stipulations
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to push or press or force down; to depress
main cause; primary factor
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
early (days); initial stage; initial
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
practical question (problem); practical matter
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating