(うめ(P);むめ(ok);ウメ) (n) (1) Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Chinese plum; (2) lowest (of a three-tier ranking system); (P) [EDICT]
(méi, ㄇㄟˊ) plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); surname Mei [CE-DICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]
(朔) (n) (1) new moon; (2) first day of the lunar month; (3) (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end) [EDICT]
(柵) (n) fence; paling [EDICT]
(策) (n,n-suf) plan; policy; (P) [EDICT]
(索) (n) rope; cord [EDICT]
(避く) (v5k,vt) to avoid [EDICT]
(裂く) (v5k,vt) (1) (裂く only) to tear; to rip up; (2) to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen); (3) (裂く only) to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers); (4) (割く only) to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (5) (arch) (See 黥く) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye; (P) [EDICT]