indoor game; indoor pastime
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
south-southwest; south-south-west
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)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to have a meal together; to sit at table
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
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
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
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; flat chest; tiny breasts
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
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises