to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
total hours spent working
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
orphan; person without friends
independence; self-reliance
society; public; community; social studies
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
greeting; a fine thing to say
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
simple; simplified; easy; plain
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
wages; pay; rental payment
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful