being in tenpai but not calling riichi
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
forming a four-of-a-kind; declaring a kong
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
half-game consisting of an east and south round
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
unexpected result; upset; surprise
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
point spread; point difference
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
(someone else's) child; child; kid
team competition; team game
most (numerous); largest (number of)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
head start; initiative; preemption
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
same crime; being equally guilty
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
both sides; two sides; double-sided
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops