big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds
strangulation; constriction; entrapment
purification; cleaning up; purging
mistake; blunder; bungle; mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
operating field; operative field; surgical field
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
to miss (one's chance to ...)
this institution; the main institution
head (of a university department); chairperson
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
medical science; medical department
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
operating room; operating theatre