number of persons; personnel
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
crops; agricultural produce
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
policing (an area, etc.) by oneself; protecting by oneself; cautioning oneself; taking care; local government police; municipal police
final; eventual; ultimate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
operating expenses; budget
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
transactions; dealings; business
consumption; expenditure; spending
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
percent; per cent; percentage
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
game in which the points (or prize) double with each win; exponential increase; rapidly multiplying growth
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
grandfather; male senior-citizen
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on