racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence
rīchi called after another player's rīchi
base (of a plant or tree); (part near the) roots
Tokoro Jo-ji (George) (1955.1-)
simple store; booth; stall
Irokawa Takehiro (1929.3.28-1989.4.10)
seven pairs; winning hand composed of seven pairs
being in tenpai but not calling riichi
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)
Mughal Empire; Mogul Empire
liquid fertilizer; liquid fertiliser
to force something (into); to thrust forcibly (into)
Mughal (empire, dynasty, etc.); Mogul
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
all honors; winning hand consisting only of honor tiles
concealment; shelter; harboring; harbouring
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
raising and lowering; loading and unloading
second law of thermodynamics
gas suicide; suicide by inhalation of gas
construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
Ramayana (Sanskrit Hindu epic, circa 300 BCE)
to burst into leaf; to sprout
tow truck; recovery vehicle; breakdown lorry; wrecker
pharmaceutical college; college of pharmacy
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field
love for one's current school or alma mater
four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds
film released direct-to-video (trademark of Toei Company)