low income group; low income class
sharp increase; sudden rise
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
small number; few; minority
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
the life of the people; the people's living
household; home; family; housekeeping
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
non-fulltime worker; non-permanent worker; temp worker; temporary worker
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
very likely; very probable
man; male; masculine gender
development of potential ability; capacity development
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
absolute amount; absolute quantity
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
fixed interval; fixed period
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive