to inherit; to succeed; to take over
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to finish reading; to read through
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
great difference; big difference; wide margin
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
having lost face; in a bind
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
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
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
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
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
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
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)
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