to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
partly open; in half bloom
door; gate; opening; title page
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
heating power; thermal power; firepower
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
bright red; crimson lotus flower
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to take a breath; to take a short rest
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be needed; to be wanted
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up