yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)
easily torn; tearable; tear easily; scissile; lacerable
having no or negative points
being in tenpai but not calling riichi
square knot (starting with a right loop); double knot; reef knot; granny knot
late-onset (usu. disease, etc.); delayed onset; tardive
big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds
gastric perforation; perforation of the stomach
anticoagulation; anticoagulant
differential lung ventilation; differential pulmonary ventilation
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
square knot (starting with a left loop); double knot; reef knot; granny knot
splenomegaly; enlarged spleen
combination of rīchi, tan'yao, and pinfu (common trio of melds)
epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia
lying down (of body); reclining position; decubitus
central venous hyperalimentation; intravenous hyperalimentation
celiac artery; coeliac artery
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time