vitality; (one's) life force
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
half-game consisting of an east and south round
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
another school; other schools
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
final hand of a game (i.e. south round, fourth hand)
first half of the game or match
because of; owing to; due to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
everything; anything; nothing
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)