where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
wages; pay; rental payment
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
temporary; transitory; short-lived
increase in population; population growth
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
what kind of; what sort of; what
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
neglecting; leaving alone
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
country; territory; domain; realm