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1. tileMahjong, From Chinese “pái”
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1. face; honour; honorFrom Chinese “miànzi”
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2. meldMahjong
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3. lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game)
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4. attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members; participants
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1. yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
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2. grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow)Obsolete term
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3. failing to win a single hand during a half-gameMahjong
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4. Yakitori, grilled chicken, is commonly a Japanese type of skewere... Read more
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焼鳥 【やきとり】
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1. loading (of cargo, freight, etc.)
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2. stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantageMahjong
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積込み 【つみこみ】積込 【つみこみ】
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. three colours; three colors
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2. triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suitsMahjong, Abbreviation, See also 三色同順
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3. triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suitsMahjong, Abbreviation, See also 三色同刻
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1. safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponentMahjong
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2. no-risk choice; easily handled personIdiomatic expression
  • へた下手に
  • どくじ独自の
  • ほうこう方向
  • せい
  • 出す
  • こうげき攻撃
  • されて
  • しまう
  • から
  • 安全パイ
  • ほうどう報道
  • しか
  • しない
They'll be attacked if they carelessly express an original viewpoint, so they only report on the safe options.
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安全パイ 【あんぜんパイ】
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1. mahjong tileMahjong
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2. Mahjong tilesMahjong tiles are tiles of Chinese origin that are used t... Read more
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マージャン牌 【マージャンパイ】
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1. between (e.g. two people); face to face
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2. hindrance; impediment
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3. arrhythmic section of recitativeNoh, Usually written using kana alone
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4. playing with only 2 playersHanafuda, Mahjong
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5. prefix used for stress or emphasis
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6. counter for traditional dance songs
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指し 【さし】差 【さし】指 【さし】サシ
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1. giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tilesMahjong, Usually written using kana alone
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1. concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kindMahjong, See also 刻子, See also 暗刻子
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暗刻 【アンコ】
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1. open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another playerMahjong, See also 刻子
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1. tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)Mahjong, Usually written using kana alone, From Chinese “tīngpái”
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1. open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another playerMahjong, See also 刻子, See also 明刻子
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明刻 【ミンコ】
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1. concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kindMahjong, See also 刻子
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1. non-dealerMahjong, From Chinese “san jia”
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1. half-game consisting of an east and south roundMahjong, From Chinese “bànzhuāng”
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1. identifying a piece by touchMahjong
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摸牌 【モーはい】
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1. single horseman
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2. wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completedMahjong, See also 単騎待ち たんきまち
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