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牌
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medal; shield; badge
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card on which dharani (etc.) are written
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notice board (in a Zen temple)
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tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
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karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
Examples
カルタを配ってください。
Please deal the cards.
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Abbreviation; Mahjong
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent
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Abbreviation; Idiomatic expression
no-risk choice; easily handled person
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Mahjong
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent
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Idiomatic expression
no-risk choice; easily handled person
Examples
下手に独自の方向性を出すと、攻撃されてしまうから、安全パイの報道しかしない。
They'll be attacked if they carelessly express an original viewpoint, so they only report on the safe options.
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Mahjong
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
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Mahjong
value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles
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Mahjong
winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor