Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
now; the present time; just now; another; more
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
house where one was born; one's parents' house
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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
as a child; when one was a child
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
family; members of a family
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
so; like this; in this way
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
full dress; formal dress; uniform