Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
valuable article; valuables
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; entire; whole; altogether
place where one works; construction site; working area
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
first thing in the morning
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sorry; excuse me; thank you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged