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Naturally, the featured game is Japanese mahjong.  Therefore, a multitude number of Japanese terminology are usedThe following list includes the Japanese terminology, English equivalent, and the terminology usage.
A large number of terms are used for the game.  As Japanese mahjong, naturally, these terms are in Japanese.  English language translation and explanation is made available here.


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[[List of terminology by alphabetical order]]
!Japanese
[[List of terminology by usage category]]
!English
!Explanation
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|ari
|in effect
|States that the preceding rule is used, as in ''akadora ari'' for playing with red fives. Opposite of ''nashi''.
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|nashi
|invalid
|States that the preceding rule is not in effect, as in ''kuikae nashi'' for disallowing players to call a tile and immediately discard another tile which would have also completed the called meld.
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|shuntsu
|sequence
|Three tiles of the same suit in sequence, used as one of the four melds in a regular hand. ''Chii'' is used to call a tile to complete a ''shuntsu'' and set it aside as a ''minjun'', i.e., an open ''shuntsu''. A concealed ''shuntsu'' is an ''anjun''.
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