disappointment; disillusion; resentment
haitei winning hand; winning on the last tile drawn from the wall
to be shrouded by darkness; to fall into deep sadness or despair
flowers blooming in moonlight
winning on a tile robbed from another player's kong
pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
presenting; presentation; Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam
totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
declaring a concealed kong; forming a concealed four-of-a-kind
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
winning from another's discarded tile
winning on a tile robbed from another player's kong
discarding the just-drawn tile
not fishing; needing more than one tile to win
one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)
round that ends with nobody winning
winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
dora tile revealed when a player declares a kong
forming a four-of-a-kind; declaring a kong
temporary tattoo; tattoo sticker
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
half-game consisting of an east and south round
scoring stick; counter; chip
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
final hand of a game (i.e. south round, fourth hand)
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
distinguished citizen; patriot
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
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
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky