4.1 Taatsu
Two tiles that become a sequence with one more tile are called a taatsu.
34-pin becomes a 234-pin sequence with 2-pin, or 345-pin with 5-pin. Tiles that bring your hand closer to agari like this are called ukeire.
For two tiles one apart, like 79-pin, only the 8-pin in between is ukeire.
12-sou has only 3-sou as ukeire, since there is no number below 1. 89 likewise has only 7.
Two identical tiles are called a toitsu. One more copy makes a triplet, or it can serve as the pair as it is.
Try picking a tile from the taatsu that becomes a sequence with 2-sou or 5-sou.
You picked . It is part of a meld.
You picked . With 2-sou, it becomes a 234-sou sequence; with 5-sou, 345-sou.
You picked . With 6-pin, it becomes a 567-pin sequence.
You picked . With 7-man, it becomes a 789-man sequence.
You picked . It is a toitsu that becomes a triplet with one more copy.
Try picking a tile from the taatsu that becomes a sequence with 6-pin.
You picked . It is part of a meld.
You picked . With 2-sou, it becomes a 234-sou sequence; with 5-sou, 345-sou.
You picked . With 6-pin, it becomes a 567-pin sequence.
You picked . With 7-man, it becomes a 789-man sequence.
You picked . It is a toitsu that becomes a triplet with one more copy.
Try picking a tile from the taatsu that becomes a sequence with 7-sou.
You picked . It is part of a meld.
You picked . With 5-man, it becomes a 567-man sequence; with 8-man, 678-man.
You picked . With 3-sou, it becomes a 234-sou sequence.
You picked . With 7-sou, it becomes a 789-sou sequence.
You picked . It is a toitsu that becomes a triplet with one more copy.
Try picking a tile from the taatsu that becomes a sequence with 5-man or 8-man.
You picked . It is part of a meld.
You picked . With 5-man, it becomes a 567-man sequence; with 8-man, 678-man.
You picked . With 3-sou, it becomes a 234-sou sequence.
You picked . With 7-sou, it becomes a 789-sou sequence.
You picked . It is a toitsu that becomes a triplet with one more copy.
Try picking a tile from the taatsu that becomes a sequence with 3-sou.
You picked . It is part of a meld.
You picked . With 5-man, it becomes a 567-man sequence; with 8-man, 678-man.
You picked . With 3-sou, it becomes a 234-sou sequence.
You picked . With 7-sou, it becomes a 789-sou sequence.
You picked . It is a toitsu that becomes a triplet with one more copy.