Vocabulary

bang; whump; boom

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

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

pair; eyes

pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds); eyes

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

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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

indicates emotion, admiration, etc.

caged bird

time deviation; time lag; jitter

to win a hand

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

clattering; (with a) clunk

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

such; like that; that sort of

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