for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
seedling; sapling; young tree
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to go past; to pass; to pass by
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
being somewhat excited (agitated)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
every year; yearly; annually
how many years; how long; what year
to repeat; to do something over again
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
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 be silent; to say nothing
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.