Vocabulary

concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait

fissile material; fissionables

fissility

induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell

induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell

induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell

pluripotency; multipotency

cell potency; differentiation potency

opposition to whaling; anti-whaling

eyewash; eyedrops; collyrium

naturalized species

pollen-free Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

maritime judicial scrivener; marine procedure commission agent

Taipei (Taiwan)

palm heel; heel of the palm

pung; three-of-a-kind

concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind

concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind

open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player

diplomatic recognition (of a country)

open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player

caged bird

time deviation; time lag; jitter

quarter-length game consisting of east round only

red dora; red suited tile that doubles the score of any hand (usu. a five of each suit)

phorid fly

double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand

south round

east round

unbleached; undyed

unfinished; unripe; incomplete

inexperienced; unripe; greenhorn; amateur

under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass

on the way home from work

declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared

declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared

recording audio at home (as opposed to in a studio)

perpetuation of one's descendants

ssireum; Korean wrestling

Turkish oil wrestling