value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles; winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor
bronze medal; copper medal
terminals; suited tiles numbered 1 or 9
terminal and honor tiles (i.e. 1, 9, and non-numbered tiles)
tiles matching the round wind
bamboo tile; tile made out of bamboo
surplus tile; tile that has become unnecessary to the advancement of a hand, particularly at the moment tenpai is attained
tile accidentally or mistakenly shown to other players
floating tile; unused tile; tile not part of a meld
isolated tile; lone honor tile, or a suited tile separated by two or more ranks from other complete or incomplete melds
bone tile (e.g. for Chinese dominoes)