eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
control; management (e.g. of a business)
single parent; one parent
monetary; financial; pecuniary
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
all; entire; whole; altogether
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
packing (material for protecting packed goods); packing (material for sealing a joint); gasket
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
weekend carpentry; do-it-yourself; DIY; weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
in the morning; during the morning
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up