declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared
lung cancer; pulmonary adenocarcinoma
declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared
closing a surgical incision (by suture, etc.)
attacking midfielder (soccer)
embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
two parts; both parts; both realms (i.e. the Diamond Realm and the Womb Realm); Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
knot; nodule; tubercule; node
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
to fail in one's social duties
hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); dead space (artillery, etc.); (respiratory) dead space
bowl of eel and rice (donburi)
to resign from one's post
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to win after tough bidding
medical world; medical circles; medical community
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
operating room; operating theatre
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
sorry; excuse me; thank you
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering