tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
round that ends with nobody winning
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
upset victory; come-from-behind victory
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
dealer of the final round
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole