mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
dent corn (Zea mays indentata); field corn
soya bean; soybean; soy meat
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
F1 hybrid; first filial hybrid; first cross
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
tournament other than the six major tournaments
flower girl (at a wedding)
oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
agricultural; for agricultural use
kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)
the poultry industry; poultry farming
brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus); brown clamshell mushroom
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)