in good health; alive and well; going strong
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
going to and fro; back and forth
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
Tetsuya Asada (1929.3.28-1989.4.10; pen name of Takehiro Irokawa)
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
including (in a package); packing together with
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
seven pairs; winning hand composed of seven pairs
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
the way one works; one's working manner
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
vitality; ability to earn a living
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
general term; generic name
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
very good luck; excellent fortune