jpdb beta

pung; three-of-a-kind

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cloth; dress material; clothing fabric

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running quickly; fleeing; doing as one likes

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half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles; heterogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from several sources)

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many scrolls; many books

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quarter-length game consisting of east round only

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having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of melds)

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

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Tsuruga

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win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)

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unofficial announcement

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Rowan

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(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics

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average

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readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation

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han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand

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school's name

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to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)

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Ach

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no loss or gain; coming out even

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home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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tile

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during the war

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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point spread; point difference

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

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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

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

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field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

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south-east

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remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

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glory; splendour; honour

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after lunch

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three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

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sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign

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agreement; rule

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slack; looseness; play

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head

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rope; cord

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(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

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to keep watch; to stand guard

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year before last

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to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in

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beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off

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favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

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orthodox

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arithmetic

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need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

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counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.

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