(someone else's) child; child; kid
situation-wanted advertisement
help wanted advertisements
store; reserve; stock; savings
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
employment agency; placement agency; labour exchange; labor exchange
position; place of employment
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
account book; ledger; register
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
how much; how many; however
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
eligible; qualified; competent
three-digit number; hundreds column
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
advance payment; advance delivery
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat