Manipuri to English:
ꯖꯄꯥꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅ ꯆꯦꯡ (ꯔꯥꯏꯁ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯕ ꯆꯤꯟꯖꯥꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯥꯕꯗ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ) ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯒꯦꯍꯨꯗ ꯃꯔꯅꯥꯏꯅ ꯀꯣꯟꯅꯖꯔꯁꯨ, ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯆꯦꯡ-ꯍꯋꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁꯖꯤꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯍꯩ-ꯃꯔꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯅ ꯆꯪꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯥꯗ ꯵꯰ ꯃꯤꯔꯝꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯄ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯝꯒꯤ ꯁꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯈꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯤꯔꯝꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯄꯗ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯄꯣꯜꯂꯤ꯫
Although Japan is usually self-sufficient in rice (except for its use in making rice crackers and processed foods) and wheat, the country must import about 50% of its requirements of other grain and fodder crops and relies on imports for half of its supply of meat.