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; slight; 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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
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 return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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 welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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; and then
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles; heterogeneity (e.g. manuf. 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 (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
continuation; succession; series
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile