List: mahjong

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• wait for the middle tile of a chow

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• three concealed pungs

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand

usually written using kana alone  mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• wait to turn either of two pairs into a three-of-a-kind to finish one's hand

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand, waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed, waiting for half of one's pair with four melds exposed

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

• pure straight, winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows
• streamlined production system