Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
postcard; memo; note; card
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
even if not; even without
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner