initial salary; starting salary; entry-level salary
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
subsidy; grant; subvention
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
dividing into four; quartering
consumption; expenditure; spending
common people; ordinary people; masses
large amount of money; great cost
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
price decision; price setting; pricing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be perturbed; to be agitated
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
in the city; within the city
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
life; living; I; me; student
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
wherein; therein; thereinto
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular