For a 4, 5 or 6, the state where the suji tiles on both sides are already safe against that player, for example in their discards. For example, 
when both 
and 
are safe. It cannot deal into a ryanmen wait; only kanchan, shanpon and tanki remain. It is still not as safe as genbutsu.
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