tembou – Plastic sticks that you consistently give away to opponents as the game progresses.

atozuke – A hand that has been opened, but where the player was so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.

ryuukyoku – A state of the game that is reached when you managed to declare riichi early.

dora – The tile you draw immediately after an opponent declares riichi.

ura-dora – Bonus dora that your opponents can use to get a mangan from a hand that was otherwise just riichi.