economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
for your information; I'm telling you
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
day after day; day by day
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
using every trick (in the book)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to whine; to make feeble complaints
self-consciousness; self-awareness
even if not; even without
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
accumulation; accumulate; store
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
different thing; another question; different case
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
even if; even though; however; no matter how
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up