to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
head start; initiative; preemption
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
selection; choice; option
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
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
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
round that ends with nobody winning
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
not fishing; needing more than one tile to win
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(not so) much; (not) very
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)