often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
at first; initially; in the beginning
not limited to; not just ...
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
in case of; at that time; at this time
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
single-mother household; fatherless family
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
club activities; extracurricular activities
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
final; eventual; ultimate
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
just one person; only one
student guidance; student counseling
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air