waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds exposed
thing of medium quality; Koya paper
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
such a thing; something like that
useless; no good; hopeless
interference; intervention; meddling
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to shout (in anger); to yell
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
largehearted; frank; unaffected
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
precision instrument or machine
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
distinction; differentiation; classification
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles; winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor
half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles; heterogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from several sources)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
magician; conjurer; illusionist
shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes