to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
war; battle; match; game; competition
match; game; bout; contest
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
round that ends with nobody winning
restriction on winning hands after discard of a wait tile
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to