resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed
running quickly; fleeing; doing as one likes
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
winning from another's discarded tile
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
study; learning; tutorial
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
construction area; section of a construction project
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
bloody urine; hematuria (haematuria)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
hard (life); tough (world)
for a while; for some time; for a period
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
turning to the left; left turn