松竹 しょうちく梅 ばい

shōchikubai

1. Not pine, bamboo, and plum.; Not the best.

1. Was pine, bamboo, and plum.

1. With pine, bamboo, and plum.

1. Of pine, bamboo, and plum.; Pine, bamboo, and plum (as a set).

1. Not pine, bamboo, and plum.; It's not the best.

1. It's not shochu.; It's not a good match.

1. Was pine, bamboo, and plum.

1. Pine, bamboo, and plum.; A ranking of excellence.

1. Not pine, bamboo, and plum.; It is not pine, bamboo, or plum.

1. It wasn't Matsutake, Take, and Ume.

1. Probably pine, bamboo, and plum.; Likely a tiered ranking.

1. It was not pine, bamboo, and plum.; It wasn't that.

1. It wasn't shochu.; It wasn't Matsutake, Take, and Ume.

1. Probably shochu.; Probably matsubame (a type of sake).

1. Was not pine, bamboo, and plum.; Was not one of the best.

1. If/when pine, bamboo, and plum…; If it were pine, bamboo, and plum…

1. If/when pine, bamboo, and plum…; If/when matsutake, take, and ume…

1. If/when pine, bamboo, and plum…; If it includes pine, bamboo, and plum…