(mahjong) Generic name of the three dragon tiles: 白 (haku, “white dragon”), 發/𤼵 (hatsu, “green dragon”), and 中 (chun, “red dragon”)

big, large, great

score, points gained

to score, to gain points

be all together in one place / for all parts of a set to be all present, complete / match, be in agreement

meeting all three important requirements

cause, origin / basis, foundation / cost / (finance) capital / principal

(mahjong) big three dragons: a 役満 (yakuman, “limit”) hand with triplets or quads of each of the 三元牌 (sangenpai, “dragon tiles”)

(mahjong) little three dragons: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) with triplets or quads of two of the 三元牌 (sangenpai, “dragon tiles”), plus a pair of the third; worth 2 翻 (han, “doubles”). Because 2 翻 is added from the 役牌 (yakuhai, “meld of seat/prevailing wind or dragon”) of the two dragons, the total is actually 4 翻.

get, acquire, gain, obtain, win, catch / be able to, can / (in the form ざるを得ない following the imperfective form of a verb) cannot help but doing, cannot but do