playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
genius; prodigy; natural gift
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
gem; jewel; precious stone
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
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.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
such ... as; or some such
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
don't worry about it; forget about it
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
present; gift; to give a present or gift
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
meaning; significance; sense
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
evening; last night; yesterday evening
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)