kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to decide; to determine; to judge
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
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.)
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to have a meal together; to sit at table
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
scoring stick; counter; chip
final hand of a game (i.e. south round, fourth hand)
point spread; point difference
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
disparate society; stratified society
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget