to become possible; to become able to (do)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
prospects of victory; chances of success
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to part left and right; to open out
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
in order; in turn; one by one
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability