characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
money-making; earning money
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
characteristic; feature; special quality
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
indispensable; essential; necessary
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
settlement; permanent residency
one's home country; one's homeland
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
finance business; moneylending business
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to have one's name entered (in a list)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite