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having an open hand and no end or honor tiles (meld; not allowed in some rules); having only suited tiles between 2 and 8 inclusive and having called tiles

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double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand

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Golan Heights

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all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles

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university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)

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the empty nature of all things

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crushing to death

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to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills

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one should not get involved in a marital quarrel

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hardship and misfortune

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temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown

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regaining the lead; turning the tables (again); second reversal

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Akimi

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worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment

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to go back to the starting point

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deadlock

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chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher

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mutual distrust

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the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates

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concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait

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subjects for (of) examination; exam subject

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Drum stick

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Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

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neither arising nor ceasing

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saving changes (e.g. to a file)

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Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day

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knowing clearly

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Arab-Israeli Wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973)

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all existing things (formed and formless)

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awfully; very; immensely

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("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)

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long-range plan

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seawater temperature

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scoring stick; counter; chip

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prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)

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halterneck

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lowest ever; record-low; lowest on record

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overacting; hamming

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boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf

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sergeant

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to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

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walking like a crab

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way of dealing with someone; attitude

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travel planning; travel plans

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chankonabe; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers

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stillness and motion

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Pira

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blitzkrieg tactics

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not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

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emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter

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