slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
supply; provision; raising; procurement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
originally; by nature; from the start
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
society; the world; the times
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
of course; certainly; naturally
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
inferior goods; faulty item
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
instability; insecurity; crankiness
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(made of) stone; stone-built
hokora; small wayside shrine
outward; superficial; external; apparent
secret information; intelligence
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
position; location; base; point; site