ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
to name; to call; to christen; to term
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to anticipate; to foresee
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
such; like that; in that way
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
young girl; lass; adolescent female