rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
malicious; deliberately mean
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; so?
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
no loss or gain; coming out even
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)