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crazy talk

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red dora; red suited tile that doubles the score of any hand (usu. a five of each suit)

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totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)

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pung (or kong) of east tiles when east is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)

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winning

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winning from another's discarded tile

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winning on a tile robbed from another player's kong

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discarding the just-drawn tile

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round slices

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not fishing; needing more than one tile to win

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all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles

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one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)

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Kana

4

pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)

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winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong

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lack of self-reliance; depending on others

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dealt tiles

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win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)

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mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast

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Miyanaga

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scattered or crushed in defeat

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right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

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Tsuruga

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win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)

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tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)

3

half-game consisting of an east and south round

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scoring stick; counter; chip

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Haramura

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distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them

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to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile

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points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)

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Fujita

3

(fish) weir; fish trap

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

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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

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yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)

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first half of the game or match

3

strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch

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insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain

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medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)

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Tsuruga

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preceding fiscal year

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to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)

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still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope

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tile

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lake (in place names)

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can; tin; canned food

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whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry

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point spread; point difference

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