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beginner

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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

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strongest

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rolling up one's sleeves

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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direct hit

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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to hit repeatedly

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strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

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gambling

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landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household

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gambling

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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pinch-hitting

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

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one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

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tile

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extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

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mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

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(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.

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food

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)

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basic mistake; careless mistake

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to follow in succession; to happen one after another

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black kite (Milvus migrans)

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precarious situation; precarious state

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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reality; consciousness

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severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

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H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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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.)

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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being on the ropes; losing ground

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to let one's guard down

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

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