10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
single-mother household; fatherless family
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
trial; judgement; judgment
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
the front; honest; upright; decent
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
world; society; people; the public
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
participation; joining; entry
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)