that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
port city; harbour city; harbor city
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
even though; despite; when
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(period of) a year; during an era
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to accept; to receive; to agree
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
collection of books; (personal) library
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to name; to call; to christen; to term
northern part; the north (of a region)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
a few years ago; some years back
birth; creation; formation
family; relatives; dependents; household