以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

円

Yen, japanese monetary unit; circle

金額

Amount of money

消費

Consumption, expenditure

月

Monday

世帯

Household, home, family, housekeeping

人

Person

当たり

Hit; success; guess, prediction; affability, friendliness; sensation, touch; bruise (on fruit); situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go); bite (of a fish on a hook), strike; per, each

万

Many, all

省

Ministry, department; province (of china); saving, conserving

総務

General affairs, general business, manager, director, adjutant general

物価

Prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living

月

Monday

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts

実質

Substance, essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate), substantive, substantial, essential, tangible

減少

Decrease, reduction, decline

同じ

Same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike; (usu. part of a ''nara'' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

比べ

Contest, comparison, competition

変動

Change, fluctuation

連続

Serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing

支出

Expenditure, expenses

消費

Consumption, expenditure

減少

Decrease, reduction, decline

カ月

(number of) months

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

除く

To remove, to eliminate, to eradicate; to exclude, to except

影響

Influence, effect; to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on

月

Monday

通常

Common, general, normal, usual

実質

Substance, essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate), substantive, substantial, essential, tangible

減少

Decrease, reduction, decline

今年

This year

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

水道

Water service, water supply

幅

Width, breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought), latitude; gap, difference (e.g. in price), range (e.g. of voice)

物価

Prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living

影響

Influence, effect; to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on

支出

Expenditure, expenses

全体

Whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

代

Substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something; shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.)

減少

Decrease, reduction, decline

電気

Electricity; (electric) light

費

Cost, expense

高騰

Sudden price jump, steep price rise

大きく

In a big way, on a grand scale

減り

Decrease, reduction, fall

光熱

Light and heat

暖冬

mild winter, warm winter

教育

Training, education

試験

Examination, test, study, trial, experiment

入学

Entry to school or university, matriculation, enrolment (in university, etc.)

者

Person

一方

One (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party; on the one hand, on the other hand; whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn; just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

影響

Influence, effect; to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on

過去

The past, bygone days, the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one''s past; past (tense), preterit, preterite; previous life

数

Several, a number of; number, numeral, figure; destiny, fate; law

最高

Highest, supreme, the most

水準

Level, standard; water level

増加

Increase, increment, addition

中学

Middle school, junior high school

受験

Taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

私立

Private (establishment)

大幅

Big, large, drastic, substantial; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for western clothing)

授業

Lesson, class work, teaching, instruction

大学

Post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc; former central university of kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the great learning - one of the four books

費

Cost, expense

料

Fee, charge, rate; material