scoring stick; counter; chip
every month; each month; monthly
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
railroad; railway; rail transport
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
experimental; provisional
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
along; parallel to; in accordance with
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
simplified version; abridged edition
charging (electrically); electrification
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
pressing; urging; demanding; demand