procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
sale; sales; selling; marketing
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
one's own child; one's own children
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
property; fortune; assets
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
beyond that point; after that
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to sell off; to sell completely
to become keen on; to get passionate about
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
condition; state of preservation
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make