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disappointment; disillusion; resentment

1

Fukuro

1

orphan; last of kin

1

six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

1

tiles matching the round wind

1

haitei winning hand; winning on the last tile drawn from the wall

1

rīchi with self-draw win (common pair of melds)

1

crazy talk

1

Sumiyo

1

Rooftop (song)

1

one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)

1

Miharu

1

sorting one's tiles

1

left-hand opponent; player to one's left

1

triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

1

pung; three-of-a-kind

1

forming a kong by adding a tile drawn from the wall to a declared pung

1

to be shrouded by darkness; to fall into deep sadness or despair

1

Eishou

1

yellow soil; loess; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell; (arch.) underworld

1

wait for the middle tile of a chow

1

filling (something up)

1

being in tenpai but not calling riichi

2

rīchi called after another player's rīchi

1

mahjong player

1

Kajiki

2

seat wind

2

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

2

Fukahori

2

declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared

2

winning tile

3

transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer

1

being defeated; to be defeated

2

flowers blooming in moonlight

1

bottom depths (of water); abyss; depths (of something); bottom; (arch.) completely; (arch.) thoroughly

1

red dora; red suited tile that doubles the score of any hand (usu. a five of each suit)

3

opposite player; opposite side; (person) directly opposite

1

Minamiura

3

being in tenpai but not calling riichi

2

guacamole

2

dead wall

2

replacement tile drawn after declaring a kong

3

pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)

3

three kongs; winning hand containing three kongs

8

tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata); crested puffin

1

dragon tiles

1

presenting; presentation; Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam

1

totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)

5

cloth; dress material; clothing fabric

2

declaring a concealed kong; forming a concealed four-of-a-kind

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