always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
discarding the just-drawn tile
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
tile that has not been discarded once yet
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)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
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.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing