Meanings

business handbook (with glossary) of the Edo period

mercantile disposition

thriving (prosperous) business

unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items

work-at-home scheme (scam in which the offer of a highly paid work-at-home job is used to lure victims into paying substantial upfront costs)

amateurish way of doing business

dilettantish business

unscrupulous business practices based on an appeal to one's social conscience

piggybacking marketing

unscrupulous business practices

fraudulent sale of exorcism services (to people led to believe that they are possessed by evil spirits)

domestic livestock dealer

durable (consumer) goods

commercial basis

woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.)

amateurish and haughty way of doing business

market

fake merchandise

arms dealer

conclusion (completion) of negotiations