start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
east wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of melds)
pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to bring back; to restore
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.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
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
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.)
half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles; heterogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from several sources)
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)