big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
monthly contract; paying by the month
all honors; winning hand consisting only of honor tiles
mannitol (artificial sweetener)
national research and development agency
epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia
written estimate; quotation; quote
closing a surgical incision (by suture, etc.)
bipolar (in electronics); bi-polar
dissection; disconnection; diaeresis
purification; cleaning up; purging
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
patient; sufferer (of an illness)
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder
hemostatic agent (haemostatic); styptic
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
payment default; overdue on a payment
tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
heart attack; angina pectoris
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
lesion; pathological change
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)