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points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

3

obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

dough

1

welcome home

2

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

sitting down; sitting up; sit!

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

1

Christmas present

2

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

peer

1

ahem; harrumph

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

puppet show

1

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

1

whether (or not); if

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

origin; beginning; start

1

long ago; once upon a time

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

7

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

8

chimney sweep; chimney sweeper

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

2

tomboy

3

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

1

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

1

isn't that right?

1

blood relationship

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

why; how; for what reason

1

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

1

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

2