bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
before the gate; in front of the gate
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
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.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
discarding the just-drawn tile
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)