revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
blessing of earth; winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
all over Japan; throughout Japan
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
master; teacher; stable master
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
all honors; winning hand consisting only of honor tiles
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
8000; eight thousand; many
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict