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seat wind

2

being in tenpai but not calling riichi

1

calling another player's discarded tile to complete a meld (but not to complete one's hand); declaring a kong or calling a discarded tile to complete a meld

1

concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind

2

winning on a tile robbed from another player's kong

2

discarding a tile

1

Ueno

1

Kana

3

restriction on winning hands after discard of a wait tile

2

score sheet

2

winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong

8

Touka

4

forming a four-of-a-kind; declaring a kong

1

Miyanaga

4

methamphetamine

1

discarded tiles

1

Tsuruga

5

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)

1

tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)

2

half-game consisting of an east and south round

1

win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)

1

Haramura

11

to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile

2

(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics

2

Momoko

2

shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)

2

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

6

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

2

spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind

2

potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil

1

each school

2

first half of the game or match

2

medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)

2

unexpected result; upset; surprise

1

divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism

1

tile

3

not required

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start

1

clear; pure; noble

1

point spread; point difference

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

3

previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

1

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

1

payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile

2

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

reach

3

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

2