flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon
natural language processing; NLP
declaring a concealed kong; forming a concealed four-of-a-kind
amyotrophia; muscle atrophy; disuse atrophy
calling another player's discarded tile to complete a meld (but not to complete one's hand); declaring a kong or calling a discarded tile to complete a meld
presenting; presentation; Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
collaborator; coauthor; joint author
chili powder; chilli powder
running quickly; fleeing; doing as one likes
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
piercing through; penetrating; perforating; persisting; sticking (e.g. to beliefs)
seven pairs; winning hand composed of seven pairs
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
frequently asked questions; FAQ
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.)
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
restriction on winning hands after discard of a wait tile
round that ends with nobody winning
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
materials science and engineering
hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi
dora tile revealed when a player declares a kong
mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
toilet training; potty training
vale tudo (Brazilian combat sport)
refrigerator car; refrigerator truck