Illustration: At a compact kitchen table, a parent redistributes a small supply of coins among several shallow household dishes, with an almost empty purse open beside them. A repaired school bag rests on a chair, and a modest assortment of vegetables is being divided into several lunch containers.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

やりくり

yarikuri

making ends meet, managing

Example sentences

  1. 家計かけいのやりくりに苦労くろうしたよ。

    I had a hard time making both ends meet.

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  2. やりくりするために一生懸命働いっしょうけんめいはたらいた。

    We worked hard to make ends meet.

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  3. 彼かれはほとんどお金かねを持もっていないが、どうにかやりくりしている。

    He has little money, but he gets by.

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