to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
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
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to have a meal together; to sit at table
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
scoring stick; counter; chip
final hand of a game (i.e. south round, fourth hand)
point spread; point difference
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
disparate society; stratified society
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to get distracted; to jump off the track
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender