expression / godan ~す verb:

• to finish one's work

noun:

• wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand - Mahjong term

noun:

• finish line tape

ichidan verb:

• to finish saying

godan ~る verb:

• to finish speaking

noun:

• one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9) - Mahjong term

noun:

• antique silver finish

noun:

• matte finish (e.g. of photographs)

noun:

• antique gold finish

noun:

• one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9) - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 辺張待ち【ペンチャンまち】

noun:

• Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish

expression:

• did not finish (sporting term); DNF

godan ~る verb:

• to finish giving orders

noun:

• wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand - Mahjong term

noun:

• silk finish

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to finish; to end; to be completed - formal version of 済む
• to fulfill one's obligations - oft. as 相済みません, as an apology ➜ 相済まない

noun:

• wait to turn either of two pairs into a three-of-a-kind to finish one's hand - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ シャンポン待ち【シャンポンまち】

expression:

• don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying

noun:

• waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed - Mahjong term

ichidan verb:

• to finish telling

noun:

• fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle - From English "death match"

noun:

• waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds exposed - Mahjong term ➜ 単騎待ち【たんきまち】

auxiliary verb / godan ~う verb:

• to finish ...; to do ... completely - after the -te form of a verb, indicates completion (and sometimes reluctance, accidentality, regret, etc.) - Ōsaka dialect ➜ 仕舞う

noun:

• photo finish

noun / ~の noun:

• overall finish; mop-up