tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata); crested puffin
winning from another's discarded tile
waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed
not fishing; needing more than one tile to win
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
mistake; blunder; bungle; mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
plain; plateau; tableland
scoring stick; counter; chip
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
killing three birds with one stone
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
first half of the game or match
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
calculated; premeditated; considered
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
regular game; regular-season game
team competition; team game
disadvantageous; long (odds)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus