(idiomatic, especially a child) to be on the verge of tears

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

to use one's head

filling a hole / serving as a solution for something or someone that is missing

to fill a hole / to serve as a solution for something or someone that is missing

the Japanese plum or apricot, Prunus mume / a white plum blossom, as opposed to 紅梅 (kōbai, “red plum blossom”) / the lowest of a three-level rank system

a surname

Japanese apricot; ume

a surname

a surname