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having an open hand and no end or honor tiles (meld; not allowed in some rules); having only suited tiles between 2 and 8 inclusive and having called tiles

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aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser

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to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)

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winning

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

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round that ends with nobody winning

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big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles

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discarded tiles

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Tsuruga

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

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silly mistake; careless mistake

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south round

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Takei

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best member

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Yasuko

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arson; setting fire

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registered

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cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do

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stroke; blow

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fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming

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

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each school

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to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted

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grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off

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taco

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sacrifice fly

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to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

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sweeping victory; easy victory

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changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school

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pond

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lake (in place names)

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screen name; username; handle

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payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile

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time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)

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Kubo

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expected value; expectation value; expectation

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reach

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handling one's workmen

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old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl

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seed

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clothing

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filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate

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far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

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ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

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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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Let me see

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thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

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reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

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to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

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