hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
earnestly; immediately; exactly
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
commander; general; leader
to be contrary to one's expectations
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
in respect of; in regard to; as for
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
spine; backbone; spinal column
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
secret story; unknown episode
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously