individual match; single game
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
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 go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles; heterogeneity (e.g. manufacturing using products from several sources)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
now; the present time; just now; another; more