工く面めん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

managing to raise money; contriving a way

Most often used for scraping together funds or finding a way to cover expenses, but can also refer to general resourcefulness.

• 学がく費ひを工く面めんするためにアルバイトを増ふやした。

  I took on more part-time jobs to scrape together the tuition.

• 彼かれはなんとか旅りょ費ひを工く面めんした。

  He somehow managed to raise the travel expenses.

noun

one's financial condition

Used in set phrases like 工面がいい/悪い to describe whether someone is well-off or struggling financially. Less common as a standalone noun.

• 今こん月げつは工く面めんが悪わるくて、外がい食しょくは控ひかえている。

  My finances are tight this month, so I'm cutting back on eating out.