one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)
winning hand with at least one terminal or honor tile in each set
collation; examining and comparing
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
wetting; love affair; lover
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
to show signs of; to appear
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
large serving; large portion
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified