ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
all present; all concerned; all of us
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
by myself; in person; by oneself
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
perfect; complete; flawless
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
together; at the same time; same; identical
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to follow another's example