to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
green dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
all honors; winning hand consisting only of honor tiles
four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
east, west, south and north
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
time; hour; period; class
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to run down (stairs, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled