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
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
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
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.)
calculated; premeditated; considered
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
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
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
head start; initiative; preemption
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
another school; other schools
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school