face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
crucial point; perfect chance; golden opportunity
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
training; drill; practice; discipline
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
dispute; argument; contention
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency