Keyword
expense
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1326
Readings
(84%)
つい
(9%)
(5%)
Composed of
dollar
shellfish
Used in vocabulary (287 in total)
consumption; expenditure
cost; expense
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
Examples (180 in total)
He consumes an enormous amount of liquor.
Japan consumes a lot of paper.
This desk cost me 20,000 yen.
This is the least expensive method of all.
This didn't cost me very much.
It will require substantial time and financial resources.
It's a matter of cost.
The problem is not so much the cost as the time.
The cost of operating schools continued to rise.
He traveled at the expense of the company.
The breakfast is included in the charge.
I don't care about the expense.
The cost amounted to five thousand yen.
About how much will it cost?
The expense will fall on him.
I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.
I spent three months compiling this data.
A considerable amount of time and effort have been spent already.
I didn't want to spend any more time cleaning the kitchen floor.
You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.
Many people think that children spend too much time watching TV.
Students spend a lot of time playing.
I have spent a lot of money on my house.
He devoted a lot of time to study.
They didn't want to spend much time talking about it.
They spent hours in argument about the future of Japan.
Five years have been spent building the new building.
I spent all yesterday afternoon cleaning my room.
I spent several days sorting through her papers.
I've spent the entire morning cleaning my room.
We spent a lot of time looking for a parking lot.
I spent a great deal of time dealing with that problem last week.
I am determined to spend my lifetime pursuing my ideals.
She spends most of her income on books.
George calculated the cost of the trip.
Many years have been spent in building the tower.
Japan's consumption of rice is decreasing.
I spent three hours working on that problem.
Please advise me of the cost.
The cost will run into thousands of dollars.
Joe spends the majority of his time in sports.
The initial cost is a hurdle.
She spends her free time making dolls.
She spent most of her life taking care of poor people.
They spent four hours discussing their plan.
It's an absolute waste of time to wait any longer.
It seems a waste of time to wait any longer.
I regret that I wasted the money.
That is a pure waste of time.
It's a waste of time and money.
It's certainly a waste of time.
I maintain that sports are a waste of time.
Life being very short, you ought not to waste your time.
Life being very short, we ought not to waste time.
When I look back on my life, I realize how much time I wasted.
What a waste of energy!
What a waste of water!
Students are apt to waste time.
She is not rich enough to waste money.
His parents' view was that he was wasting his earnings on a silly girl.
We are apt to waste time.
The waste of time and money is incredible.
You should not waste your time.
Don't waste your life on meaningless things.
I don't approve of your wasting time.
Young people are apt to waste time.
Some people think of reading as a waste of time.
He has spent three years writing this novel.
The ship was built at considerable expense.
My brother still depends on our parents for his living expenses.
They often complain about the cost of living in Tokyo.
She depends on her parents for living expenses.
According to the newspaper, the cost of living in Tokyo is the highest in the world.
The cost of living in Japan is going down.
The cost of living in Tokyo is very high.
Living costs are getting higher.
The cost of living is going up continuously.
The cost of living has greatly risen in the past ten years.
The cost of living is rising.
I've got to earn my own living.
Tom spends a lot of time helping Mary do her homework.
Tom spends most of his free time reading comics.
The total expense for the project amounts to one hundred million yen.
A student spends a lot of time studying.
This plan will be very expensive to carry out.
A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.
They did it at great expense.
The problem with our plan is not so much the cost as it is the time required.
Our college uses far too much electricity.
It cost lots of money to put the plan into practice.
He depends on his parents for his university fees.
She depended on her uncle for her school expenses for three years.
I have to reduce my expenses this month.
We should strike a balance between our expenditure and income.
Keeping a car is a considerable expense.
My living expense is rising year by year.
She earns her living by playing the violin.
This money goes for food.
Most of our money goes for food.
She spends a major part of her income on food.
This air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.
The car consumes a lot of fuel.
She spent a good deal of money on her vacation.
Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.
He spent all of his money on a car.
Usually, consumers would take quantity over quality.
Try to be a more rational consumer.
In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality.
The purpose of advertising is to familiarize consumers with the name of a product.
The repair bill includes parts and labor.
There's no membership fee for joining.
How much will it cost to get a dental cleaning?
It cost me a lot of money to build a new house.
The Middle East supplies a major portion of the oil that Japan consumes.
Japan depends on the Middle East for 70% of oil it consumes.
The pension is not sufficient for living expenses.
The actual cost was higher than the estimate.
I want to spend rest of the life pursuing my ideals.
Rising costs are fueling anxieties among consumers.
One in four consumers thinks that prices will continue to rise in the future.
The millionaire intended to purchase the masterpiece regardless of cost.
Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.
He put a lot of time and effort into preparing for the exam.
I saved on travelling expenses by staying at a cheap hotel.
The price of this article does not cover the cost of its manufacture.
This car gets good gas mileage.
What is the fuel mileage of this car?
This car gets bad gas mileage.
My car gets pretty good gas mileage.
The cost of living is soaring.
Apart from the cost, it will take a long time to build the bridge.
Tom doesn't mind devoting a lot of time to helping the homeless.
My father supplies me with my school expenses every month.
We have to cut down our monthly expenses.
You had better cut down your living expenses.
The budget was cut to the bone.
She will carry out her plan, regardless of expense.
Each member has to pay a membership fee.
Does the price include accommodation?
She didn't factor the high cost of repairs into the budget.
An aging population will require more spending on health care.
They earmarked enough money for research work.
He wasted that which he had received from his father.
A 5% consumption tax is levied on purchases of most goods and services.
The price doesn't include consumption tax.
Many consumers rose up against the consumption tax.
A 5% consumption tax is levied on most goods and services in Japan.
In general, people were against the consumption tax.
The consumption tax is now 5 percent in Japan.
Many of us are hostile to the consumption tax.
Consumption tax is not included in the display price.
Bonds were issued to finance a war.
I held the party at my own expense.
Don't waste money on clothes, Julie. Save money!
Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the cost.
Tropical rainforests produce oxygen and consume carbon dioxide.
He tried to make up for lost time.
The price includes the consumption tax.
Let's cut down our expenses.
They had better cut down their living expenses.
We must cut down our expenses.
Those who spend too much time traveling become strangers in their own country.
We can't raise prices even though development costs are skyrocketing.
They will cut down on their expenses.
Advertising makes up about 7% of this company's expenses.
We must keep down expenses.
We mustn't waste our energy resources.
How much is the annual membership fee?
Small cars are very economical because of their low fuel consumption.
We consumers must buy more domestic products.
The entertainment expense was borne by our group.
Junko still depends on her parents for her living expenses.
Almost all of Tom's free time is spent on a golf course.
Their expenses for the wedding were considerable.
Can I use my travelers' checks to pay the fee?
The consumer price index has been fluctuating wildly.
Can you work out the total cost of the trip?
The company laid off twenty percent of its work force; therefore, expenses decreased.
The nuclear ship was built at a considerable expense.
Senior executives spend a lot of time training their subordinates.