- umai skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate; delicious, tasty, good, nice; good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
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💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).
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