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.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
head start; initiative; preemption
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait
hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
scoring stick; counter; chip
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be needed; to be wanted
running quickly; fleeing; doing as one likes
little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to differ; to vary; to disagree
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
two colours; two varieties; two types