rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds
all honors; winning hand consisting only of honor tiles
four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds
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
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
8000; eight thousand; many
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to have a meal together; to sit at table
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
chopping board; cutting board
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
play equipment; playground equipment
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)