(うま)い, 美味(うま)い, (あま)い, (たくみ), 上手(うま)い, (), うまい

umai

JLPT 4

adjective (keiyoushi)
  • skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful
  • delicious; appetizing; appetising
  • fortunate; splendid; promising

(むね), (そう), むね

mune

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • center (centre); pillar; principle
  • purport; gist; drift; meaning

(うち), ないし

naishi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • emperor's secret orders

旨味(うまみ), (うま)み, うま(), うまみ

umami

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness
  • umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates)
  • skill
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論旨(ろんし), ろんし

ronshi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • point of an argument; drift of an argument

諭旨(ゆし), ゆしめんしょく

yushimenshoku

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • resignation under instruction

綸旨(りんじ), りんじ

rinji

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor

(むね), むねとする

munetosuru

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) suru verb - irregular
  • to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

宣旨(せんじ), せんじ, ぜじ

senji, zeji

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • written imperial order (late Heian period)

(うま)い, うまいしる

umaishiru

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • the lion's share; the cream

(むね)がる, うまがる

umagaru

Godan verb with `ru` ending
  • to relish; to show a liking for

(うま)く, (たくみ)く, 上手(うま)く, うまく

umaku

adverb (fukushi)
  • skilfully; skillfully; well; aptly; cleverly
  • successfully; smoothly
  • deliciously

(むね), しねん

shinen

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • thought

(むね), (むね), うまうま

umauma

adverb taking the `to` particle
  • successfully; nicely

(うま)い, うまいしごと

umaishigoto

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • profitable business

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