Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
every year; yearly; annually
representative; exemplary; model
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
selection; choice; picking out
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
sphere; circle; range; category
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
yuzu liqueur; yuzu-flavored alcohol
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
distant look; faraway look
is something that; is that which
ten (long cylindrical things)
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate