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bamboo tiles

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win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)

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Hara

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sponging off one's parents

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to have a drink; to grab a drink

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report of a lost article

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discarded tiles

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separation of smoking and non-smoking areas

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to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

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premature baldness

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to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest

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anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)

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desperation measure

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scoring stick; counter; chip

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contrived; false-sounding

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pinning someone on the floor by lying on them; banging on the floor (e.g. to quieten one's neighbor)

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unlicensed gambling establishment

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everyday occurrence

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to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile

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instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles

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

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strictly speaking

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spar; spur

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broadminded

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to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs

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ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away

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lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money

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little by little; step by step

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goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

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hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; hurry up!; quickly!; get going!

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man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness

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morgue; mortuary

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just you wait!; I'll show you one day!; you'll see!; you'll pay for this!

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to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

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urinating outdoors; urinating standing up

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credibility; trustworthiness

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afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading

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one tablet; one pill; tray; salver

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Buddha's death; very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)

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police cell; lockup

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empty stomach; hunger

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heartstrings; innermost soul

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spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

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single male; bachelor

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(kept) overnight

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voice recognition; speech recognition

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winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win

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to spit

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pointing at

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slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating

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