blessing of earth; winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn
Uesaka Sumire (1991.12.19-)
all honors; winning hand consisting only of honor tiles
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
worry; care; consideration
four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
human sensor; motion detector
Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
closing argument; closing statement
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
to be caught by the enemy
to put together; to assemble
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
half-game consisting of an east and south round
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
scoring stick; counter; chip
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
woman's looks; woman's charm
the reason is ...; it is because ...
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
ability to make plans; planning ability