silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to await; to wait for; to expect
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself