1. Riichi - Bail out or risk it?
When someone declares a riichi, any tiles discarded before the riichi is a furiten, and you know fairly well that the person cannot ron that furiten tile unless he/she self-draw win. Take a look at the previous discarded tile including the riichi tile, and if you want to bail it out, so be it. It is better to keep risky tiles and have a no-ten hand rather than discarding risky tiles at random. Don't forget to keep track of his subsequent discards especially if you are unsure of what to discard. ESPECIALLY when it comes to dora tile.
2. Repeating immediate discards.
If you have a feeling that someone is repeatedly discarding tiles at first sight, there is a chance that he/she is already tenpai. It is really hard to tell compared to a riichi hand, more so if someone decides NOT to declare riichi. It is hard, but as long as you look at the discard tiles you should still do fine.
3. Discards from others =/= safe tile
Lets take the first case, when someone declares riichi. Other people's discard before the riichi happens DOES NOT MEAN that it is safe to discard. For example, someone discarded the tile you want for a chi (sequence), but failed either by not declaring it, playing 3-person mahjong, or not your left-side player. Then, you declare riichi and still waiting for that tile. If the same person or another person has a preception that the tile by other player/self is discarded, it should be relatively safe. Sadly enough, this is exactly where they will get victimised. Thus, look carefully on other people's discards including yours. The previous discarded tile MAY be the one the riichi person is looking for.
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