prescribed form (of writing); format
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
entry; approach; penetration
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
mountain hamlet; mountain village
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to do the job; to do the business
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
funny story; funny anecdote
government; administration; statesmanship
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
ability; capability; skill
political measures; policy
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances