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-There are a couple listings out on the web, let's do a nice merge.
+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.
-Should be sorted alphabetically or somehow by topic? Table format appropriate, or just list in separate flowtext paragraphs with each term bolded?
+* [[List of terminology by alphabetical order]]
+* [[List of terminology translations]]
+* [[List of terminology by usage category]]
+* [[List of yaku]]
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+[[Category:Terminology]]
-!Japanese
-!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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