as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
good (place to leave off); convenient
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
feeling; sense; impression
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
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)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
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)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
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.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner