to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
quick-witted; quick to understand
war; battle; match; game; competition
scoring stick; counter; chip
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
riskiness; (level of) danger
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
to pick up; to find; to gather
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
beforehand; in advance; previously
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
to win and advance to the next round
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to complete decisively; to do to completion
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
job; work; duties; trade; skill