disappointment; disillusion; resentment
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
tiles matching the round wind
haitei winning hand; winning on the last tile drawn from the wall
rīchi with self-draw win (common pair of melds)
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)
left-hand opponent; player to one's left
triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
forming a kong by adding a tile drawn from the wall to a declared pung
to be shrouded by darkness; to fall into deep sadness or despair
yellow soil; loess; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell; (arch.) underworld
wait for the middle tile of a chow
rīchi called after another player's rīchi
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
flowers blooming in moonlight
bottom depths (of water); abyss; depths (of something); bottom; (arch.) completely; (arch.) thoroughly
opposite player; opposite side; (person) directly opposite
tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata); crested puffin
presenting; presentation; Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
giving up; abandoning (hope, plans)
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand
enterprise; business; company; corporation
combination of rīchi, tan'yao, and pinfu (common trio of melds)
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
tree line; forest line; timberline