overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; OECD
member nation; member state; signatory
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
single parent; one parent
household; home; family; housekeeping
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
young (e.g. young children); of few years
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
university graduate; having graduated from university
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
side effect; adverse reaction
serious; severe; grave; acute
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try