elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
irritation; annoyance; frustration
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(your) daughter; young woman
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
3000; three thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
family; members of a family
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
consequence; outcome; result; blame
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor