Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
how; in what way; how about; questionable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be too numerous; to be too much
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)