ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
by myself; in person; by oneself
considerably; greatly; a lot
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sorry; excuse me; thank you
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date