expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to keep a house; to run a household
choice; selection; option
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
for work; in a manner related to work
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
hello; good day; good afternoon
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question