to state; to express; to mention
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
observation; survey; watching
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
proposal; proposition; suggestion
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
contest; comparison; competition
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
long-term storage; long-term preservation
to sprout; to put forth buds
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
employment (long term); hire
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
outsider; layman; amateur
suffix for familiar person
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to have a talk; to tell a story
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest