pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
fatty pork (from cheek, neck or shoulder)
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
condyle; (arch.) counter for grains and small spheres
camp stove and cooking utensils; outdoor cooking set; surgical artery forceps; Kocher forceps
very much; really; extremely
operating field; operative field; surgical field
temporary employment or employee
recommender; nominator; referee
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
to demonstrate (e.g. in the streets)
stomach lining; gastric wall
research thesis; treatise
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
medical science; medical department
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against