low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to increase; to add to; to augment
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
mid-year gift; summer gift
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
letter; missive; note; mail
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to bring; to take; to bring about
heredity; (genetic) inheritance