given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pull; patronage; tug; discount
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
winning on a tile robbed from another player's kong
scattered or crushed in defeat
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
decision; settlement; definition
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
one thin flat object; one sheet
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
not fishing; needing more than one tile to win
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
scoring stick; counter; chip
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand