| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n vs playing a game of go, shogi or chess, etc. | 対局 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | n a game or match | 一指し |
| gen. | n abstract strategy game | アブストラクト・ゲーム |
| gen. | n abstract strategy game | アブストラクトゲーム |
| gen. | n account of a sports game | 観戦記 |
| gen. | n adult game | アダルト・ゲーム |
| gen. | n adult game | アダルトゲーム |
| gen. | n all-star game | オールスター・ゲーム |
| gen. | n all-star game | オールスターゲーム |
| gen. | n amusement parlour game which uses tokens | メダル・ゲーム (parlor) |
| gen. | n amusement parlour game which uses tokens | メダルゲーム (parlor) |
| gen. | ancient Chinese game of wooden clog throwing | 撃壌 |
| gen. | n arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc. | クレーン・ゲーム |
| gen. | n arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc. | クレーンゲーム |
| gen. | n arcade game where one can win a prize | プライズ・ゲーム |
| gen. | n arcade game where one can win a prize | プライズゲーム |
| gen. | n arcade game where UFO-like cranes capture stuffed animals, etc. | ＵＦＯキャッチャー |
| gen. | n Asian Games | アジア大会 |
| gen. | n Asian Games | アジア競技大会 |
| gen. | n away game | アウェー・ゲーム |
| gen. | n away game | アウェーゲーム |
| gen. | n badger game | 美人局 |
| gen. | n ball game | ボール・ゲーム |
| gen. | n ball game | ボールゲーム |
| gen. | n ball game | ボール投げ |
| gen. | n ball game | 球技 news1 nf20 (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer) |
| gen. | n ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole | 玉入れ (played at sports festivals) |
| gen. | n baseball all-star game | 球宴 |
| gen. | n battledore and shuttlecock game | 追羽子 (played at the beginning of the year) |
| gen. | n battledore and shuttlecock game | 追羽根 (played at the beginning of the year) |
| gen. | n battledore and shuttlecock game | 追い羽根 (played at the beginning of the year) |
| gen. | n beanbag juggling game | 御手玉 |
| gen. | n beanbag juggling game | お手玉 |
| gen. | beat someone at his own game | お株を奪う |
| gen. | n beat'-em-up game | 格闘ゲーム |
| gen. | n beginning of a game | ゲーム・スタート |
| gen. | n beginning of a game | ゲームスタート |
| gen. | n beginning of the game | 試合開始 |
| gen. | being beaten at one's own game | 返り討ち |
| gen. | n big game | 大試合 |
| gen. | n big game | ビッグ・ゲーム |
| gen. | n big game | ビッグゲーム |
| gen. | n big game | 大猟獣 |
| gen. | big game | 大物 news1 nf07 (animal, fish) |
| gen. | n big-game hunting | 猛獣狩り |
| comp., MS | Bing Games | Bing ゲーム (A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to online games) |
| comp., MS | Bing Video Games | Bing テレビ ゲーム (A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to video games) |
| gen. | n bingo game | ビンゴ・ゲーム |
| gen. | n bingo game | ビンゴゲーム |
| gen. | n uk "bird-in-the-cage" children's game | 籠目籠目 |
| gen. | n board game | ボード・ゲーム |
| gen. | n board game | ボードゲーム |
| gen. | n board game of capturing territory | 手談 |
| gen. | n board game of capturing territory | 囲碁 ichi1 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | n board games, card games etc. | アナログ・ゲーム (played without a computer) |
| gen. | n board games, card games etc. | アナログゲーム (played without a computer) |
| gen. | uk bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game | 岡 |
| gen. | uk bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game | 陸符 |
| gen. | uk bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game | 壟 |
| gen. | uk bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game | 丘 ichi1 news1 nf04 (おか) |
| gen. | n bowl game | ボウル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n bowl game | ボウルゲーム |
| gen. | n business game | ビジネス・ゲーム |
| gen. | n business game | ビジネスゲーム |
| gen. | n card game | カード・ゲーム |
| gen. | n card game | カードゲーム spec1 |
| gen. | n card game played with a hanafuda deck | こいこい |
| gen. | card-matching game played with these cards | 歌加留多 |
| gen. | card-matching game played with these cards | 歌ガルタ |
| gen. | n cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games | 読札 |
| gen. | n cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games | 読み札 |
| gen. | n catcher's game | インサイド・ワーク |
| gen. | n catcher's game | インサイドワーク |
| gen. | n championship game | 争覇戦 |
| gen. | n chicken game | チキン・レース |
| gen. | n chicken game | チキンレース |
| gen. | uk child who is left out of games | 味噌っ滓 |
| gen. | uk child who is left out of games | 味噌っ粕 |
| gen. | uk child who is left out of games | 味噌っかす |
| gen. | n children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it | 根っ木打ち |
| gen. | n children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it | 根っ木 |
| gen. | n children's game in which at least three people stand back to back to each other and shove vigorously backwards | 押し競べ |
| gen. | n children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base | 陣取り news2 nf36 |
| gen. | n children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle | 押し競饅頭 |
| gen. | n children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle | 押しくら饅頭 |
| gen. | n children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle | おしくら饅頭 |
| gen. | n children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle | 押しくらまんじゅう |
| gen. | n children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped coloured glass | お弾き |
| gen. | n children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped coloured glass | 御弾き |
| gen. | n uk children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light | 達磨さんがころんだ |
| gen. | n uk children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light | 達磨さんが転んだ |
| gen. | n uk children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light | だるまさんが転んだ |
| gen. | n close game | 互角勝負 |
| gen. | n vs close game | 苦戦 news1 nf10 |
| gen. | n close game | クロス・ゲーム |
| gen. | n close game | クロスゲーム |
| gen. | n vs yoji come back to the game | 戦列復帰 (on to the field) |
| gen. | n computer game using characters from manga, anime, etc. | キャラクター・ゲーム |
| gen. | n computer game using characters from manga, anime, etc. | キャラクターゲーム |
| gen. | n confidence game | 信用詐欺 (しんようさぎ) |
| gen. | ctr counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game | 面 ichi1 (men) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for games of mahjong | 荘 |
| gen. | counter for games, rounds, etc. | 回 ichi1 news1 nf09 (まわり) |
| gen. | n vs counting game | 数取り |
| gen. | n crane game | クレーン・ゲーム |
| gen. | n crane game | クレーンゲーム |
| gen. | n day game | デー・ゲーム |
| gen. | n day game | デーゲーム gai1 |
| gen. | n decisive game | 大一番 |
| child. | exp declaring one quits, mainly used in children's games | やんぺ |
| child. | exp declaring one quits, mainly used in children's games | やーんぴ |
| child. | exp declaring one quits, mainly used in children's games | やんぴ |
| gen. | n dice game | 丁半 |
| gen. | n dictionary game | たほいや |
| baseb. | n distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost | ゲーム差 |
| gen. | n do-or-die game | 大勝負 |
| gen. | n drawn game | 持将棋 |
| gen. | n drawn game | ドロンゲーム |
| gen. | n drawn game | ドローンゲーム |
| gen. | n dull game | ダルゲーム |
| gen. | n dull game | ダル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n dull game | 凡戦 |
| gen. | n dull game | 凡試合 |
| gen. | exp uk easy game | 好い鴨 |
| gen. | exp uk easy game | いい鴨 |
| gen. | n economic boom created by the Tokyo Olympic Games | オリンピック景気 (1962-1964) |
| gen. | n Edo-period Japanese card game | ウンスンカルタ sometimes written 宇牟須牟骨牌 |
| gen. | n embarrassingly bad video game | 糞ゲーム |
| gen. | n uk abbr embarrassingly bad video game | 糞ゲー |
| gen. | n end game position | 指了図 |
| gen. | n adj-no end of a game of go | 終局 news1 nf18 |
| gen. | n erotic video game | エロ・ゲーム |
| gen. | n erotic video game | エロゲーム |
| gen. | n even game | 互先 (esp. in Go) |
| gen. | n evolutionary game theory | 進化ゲーム理論 (EGT) |
| gen. | n exhibition game or match | エキシビション・ゲーム |
| gen. | n exhibition game or match | エキジビション・ゲーム |
| gen. | n exhibition game or match | エキシビションゲーム |
| gen. | n exhibition game or match | エキジビションゲーム |
| gen. | expert board game player | 名手 news1 nf18 (chess, go, shogi, etc.) |
| gen. | extended game | 連ちゃん |
| gen. | extended game | 連荘 |
| gen. | extended game | 連チャン |
| gen. | n famous game | 名局 (of go, shogi, etc.) |
| gen. | n fan tossing game | 投扇興 |
| gen. | n uk festival game in which one scoops up rubber bouncy balls floating in water | スーパーボール掬い |
| gen. | n festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle | 金魚掬い |
| gen. | n uk festival game of scooping up plastic cartoon figurines floating in water | キャラクター掬い |
| gen. | n Fictionary game | たほいや |
| gen. | n one on one fighting game | 格闘ゲーム |
| gen. | n final game | 最終戦 |
| gen. | n final games | 最終戦 |
| gen. | n final hand of a game | オーラス (i.e. south round, fourth hand) |
| gen. | n finals game of a tournament | 決勝戦 |
| gen. | n adj-no vs fixed game | 八百長 news2 nf30 (やおちょう) |
| gen. | n Flash game | フラッシュ・ゲーム (i.e. browser game made with Adobe Flash) |
| gen. | n Flash game | フラッシュゲーム (i.e. browser game made with Adobe Flash) |
| gen. | n game all | ゲーム・オール |
| gen. | n game all | ゲームオール |
| gen. | n game and set | ゲーム・セット |
| gen. | n game and set | ゲームセット gai1 |
| gen. | n game animal | 猟獣 |
| gen. | n game animal | 狩猟動物 |
| gen. | n game app | ゲーム・アプリ |
| gen. | n game app | ゲームアプリ |
| gen. | n game arcade | ゲーム・センター |
| gen. | n game arcade | ゲイム・センター |
| gen. | n game arcade | ゲイムセンター |
| gen. | n game arcade | ゲームセンター gai1 |
| gen. | n baseball game between Waseda and Tokyo universities | 早東戦 |
| gen. | n game bird | 猟鳥 |
| gen. | game birds | 猟鳥 |
| gen. | Nintendo Game Boy | ゲームボーイ |
| gen. | Nintendo Game Boy Advance | ゲームボーイアドバンス |
| gen. | n game cartridge | ロム・カセット |
| gen. | n game cartridge | ロムカセット |
| gen. | game cartridge | カセット gai1 ichi1 (kasetto) |
| gen. | n game-cassette | ゲームカセット |
| gen. | n game console | ゲーム機 |
| gen. | n game copier | マジコン from マジックコンピューター |
| gen. | n game count | ゲーム・カウント |
| gen. | n game count | ゲームカウント |
| gen. | n game design | ゲーム・デザイン |
| gen. | n game design | ゲームデザイン |
| gen. | n game development | ゲーム開発 |
| gen. | n uk game fowl | 軍鶏 しゃも from the old word for Siam |
| gen. | Sega Game Gear | ゲームギア |
| gen. | n yoji game contest held in the presence of a lord | 御前試合 (daimyo, shogun) |
| gen. | n game held with the Emperor in attendance | 天覧試合 |
| gen. | n game industry | ゲーム業界 |
| gen. | game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc. | 宝捜し |
| gen. | game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc. | 宝さがし |
| gen. | game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc. | 宝探し |
| gen. | n game like "pin the tail on the donkey" | 福笑い |
| gen. | n game maker | ゲーム・メーカー |
| gen. | n game maker | ゲームメーカー |
| gen. | n game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head | 藤八拳 |
| gen. | n game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head | 狐拳 |
| gen. | exp n game of go | 烏鷺の争い |
| gen. | n game of go played with a handicap | 置き碁 |
| gen. | n game of make-believe | ごっこ遊び |
| gen. | n-suf game of make-believe | ごっこ |
| gen. | n game of slapping cards down to overturn opponent's | 面子 |
| gen. | game of tag | タッグ |
| gen. | n game of tag | 鬼ごっこ |
| gen. | game of tag | タグ |
| gen. | n game of blindfolded tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo" | 目隠し鬼 |
| sport. | n game or series of games between the first and second place teams | 首位攻防戦 |
| gen. | n game over | ゲームセット gai1 |
| gen. | n game over | ゲーム・オーバー |
| gen. | n game over | ゲーム・セット |
| gen. | n game over | ゲームオーバー |
| gen. | n game played as a form of punishment by the loser of a contest | 罰ゲーム |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji game played in real earnest | 真剣勝負 |
| gen. | n game point | ゲーム・ポイント |
| gen. | n game point | 決勝点 news1 nf13 (tennis, etc.) |
| gen. | n game point | ゲームポイント |
| gen. | n game preserve | 禁猟区 |
| gen. | n game preserve | 禁漁区 (きんぎょく) |
| gen. | game software for a handheld game console | 携帯型ゲーム |
| gen. | n game theory | ゲームの理論 (gēmu no riron) |
| gen. | n game tree | ゲーム木 |
| gen. | n game under lights | ナイター gai1 (e.g. baseball) |
| gen. | n game with many hits | 打撃戦 |
| gen. | game with sensation | 体感ゲーム |
| gen. | n game won without the opponent scoring | ラブ・ゲーム |
| gen. | n game won without the opponent scoring | ラブゲーム |
| construct. | games hall | ゲームホール (gēmu-hōru) |
| comp., MS | Games ratings | ゲーム レーティング (A setting on the Parental Control control panel that allows the user to select the allowed game ratings and content types per user) |
| construct. | games room | ゲーム室 (gēmu-shitsu) |
| comp., MS | Games Store | ゲームストア (The service on the phone where you can purchase and download games) |
| gen. | n Go game resulting in tie or draw | 持碁 |
| gen. | n golf-like game using mallets instead of clubs | マレット・ゴルフ |
| gen. | n golf-like game using mallets instead of clubs | マレットゴルフ |
| gen. | n good game | 好試合 |
| gen. | n good game | 好カード |
| gen. | n good game or match | 好取組 |
| gen. | n grand master of the game of go | 本因坊 news1 nf06 |
| gen. | n half-game consisting of an east and south round | 半荘 |
| gen. | n hand game | 拳 (e.g. rock, paper, scissors) |
| gen. | n for children hand games | 手遊び (usu. in conjnction with songs) |
| gen. | n handheld game console | 携帯型ゲーム機 |
| gen. | n handheld game console | 携帯ゲーム機 |
| gen. | n handheld game console | 携帯型ゲーム |
| gen. | have the game in hands | 勝敗の鍵を握る |
| gen. | n home game | ホーム・ゲーム |
| gen. | n home game | ホームゲーム |
| gen. | n important game | 大試合 |
| gen. | n incense-smelling game | 香合わせ |
| gen. | n indoor game | インドア・ゲーム |
| gen. | n indoor game | インドアゲーム |
| gen. | n indoor games | 屋内競技 |
| gen. | n indoor games | 室内遊戯 |
| gen. | n interview with leading player in a game | ヒーロー・インタビュー (esp. baseball) |
| gen. | n interview with leading player in a game | ヒーロー・インタービュー (esp. baseball) |
| gen. | n interview with leading player in a game | ヒーローインタビュー (esp. baseball) |
| gen. | n interview with leading player in a game | ヒーローインタービュー (esp. baseball) |
| gen. | n Japanese ball game similar to pinball | スマート・ボール |
| gen. | n Japanese ball game similar to pinball | スマートボール |
| gen. | n Japanese card game | 大貧民 |
| gen. | Japanese card game | 大富豪 |
| gen. | n Japanese card game where the '7' card is special | セブン・ブリッジ |
| gen. | n Japanese card game where the '7' card is special | セブンブリッジ |
| gen. | n Japanese children's game | 足切り (あしきり) |
| gen. | n Japanese festival game of fishing balloons with loops attached, floating in water, out with a hook | ヨーヨー釣り |
| gen. | n Japanese word-chain game | 尻取 |
| gen. | n Japanese word-chain game | 尻取り |
| gen. | n karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading | カルタ取り |
| gen. | n "kick the can" game | 缶蹴り |
| gen. | n language game in which extra syllables are added to words | 入れ子詞 |
| gen. | n language game in which extra syllables are added to words | 入子詞 e.g. やきもち→やしきしもしちし |
| gen. | n language game in which extra syllables are added to words | 入れ詞 e.g. やきもち→やしきしもしちし |
| gen. | leaving a game unfinished | 裲襠 (esp. Go) |
| gen. | leaving a game unfinished | 打掛 (esp. Go) |
| gen. | leaving a game unfinished | 打掛け (esp. Go) |
| gen. | leaving a game unfinished | 打ち掛け news2 nf33 (esp. Go) |
| gen. | lose a game | 試合に敗れる |
| gen. | lose an easy game | 取零す |
| gen. | lose an easy game | 取り零す |
| gen. | lose an easy game | 取りこぼす news2 nf40 |
| gen. | n loss of a match that is "called" part way into the game | コールド負け |
| gen. | n love game | ラブ・ゲーム (tennis, badminton) |
| gen. | n love game | ラブゲーム (tennis, badminton) |
| gen. | n management game | マネージメントゲーム |
| gen. | n management game | マネージメント・ゲーム |
| gen. | n management game | マネジメント・ゲーム |
| gen. | n management game | マネジメントゲーム |
| abbr. | n vs max value in games | カンスト (99, 255 and such) |
| gen. | n maximum value in games | カウンター・ストップ (e.g. 99, 255, etc.) |
| gen. | n maximum value in games | カウンターストップ (e.g. 99, 255, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball | ぱちんこ |
| gen. | n vs mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball | パチンコ gai1 ichi1 |
| abbr. | n method of awarding rare in-game items in mobile games only when the player has bought a full set of other in-game items | コンプガチャ |
| gen. | n method of awarding rare in-game items in mobile games only when the player has bought a full set of other in-game items | コンプリートガチャ |
| gen. | method of selling random in-game items in mobile games | ガチャ also brand name (similar to how capsule toys are sold) |
| gen. | n mobile game | モバイル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n mobile game | モバイルゲーム |
| gen. | n mobile game | 携帯電話ゲーム |
| gen. | n money game | マネー・ゲーム |
| gen. | n money game | マネーゲーム gai1 |
| gen. | n move that costs one the game | 敗着 |
| gen. | n national game | ナショナル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n national game | ナショナルゲーム |
| gen. | n night game | ナイト・ゲーム |
| gen. | n night game | ナイトゲーム |
| gen. | n night game | ナイター gai1 |
| gen. | exp no-hit, no-run baseball game | ノーヒットノーラン |
| gen. | n no-hit no-run game | ノーヒットノーランゲーム gai1 |
| gen. | n non-cooperative game | 非協力ゲーム (game theory) |
| gen. | n official game | オフィシャル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n official game | オフィシャルゲーム |
| gen. | n Olympic Games | オリンピック競技 |
| gen. | n Olympic Games | オリンピック大会 |
| gen. | n Olympic Games | 五輪大会 |
| gen. | n one full game | 一荘 (consisting of east, south, west, and north rounds) |
| gen. | one game | 一丁 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | n one game | 一石 news1 nf16 (of go) |
| gen. | n one game | 一局 news1 nf19 (checkers, etc.) |
| gen. | n-adv one game | 一回 news1 nf03 (いっかい) |
| gen. | n one-game match | 一本勝負 |
| gen. | n yoji one-shot game | 一発勝負 (contest) |
| gen. | n yoji one-shot game | 一回勝負 (contest) |
| gen. | n yoji one-shot game | 一番勝負 (contest) |
| gen. | n one-sided game | ワンサイド・ゲーム |
| gen. | n one-sided game | ワンサイドゲーム |
| gen. | exp onlookers see more of the game than the players do | 傍目八目 |
| gen. | exp onlookers see more of the game than the players do | 岡目八目 |
| gen. | n open game | オープン・ゲーム |
| gen. | n open game | オープンゲーム |
| gen. | n opening game | オープニング・ゲーム |
| gen. | n opening game | 開幕戦 |
| gen. | n opening game | オープニングゲーム |
| gen. | n outdoor game | アウトドア・ゲーム |
| gen. | n outdoor game | アウトドアゲーム |
| gen. | n pachinko machine based on the "arrange ball" game | アレパチ |
| slang | paying for items in online games | 課金 |
| gen. | exp people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead | 傍目八目 |
| gen. | exp people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead | 岡目八目 |
| gen. | n perfect game | パーフェクト・ゲーム |
| gen. | n perfect game | 完全試合 news1 nf21 |
| gen. | n perfect game | パーフェクトゲーム |
| gen. | n piece-capturing board game | 挟み将棋 |
| gen. | n pin-ball arcade game | アレンジ・ボール |
| gen. | n pin-ball arcade game | アレンジボール |
| gen. | n pinball machine game | コリント・ゲーム |
| gen. | n pinball machine game | コリントゲーム |
| gen. | n vs pitching a whole game | 完投 news1 nf07 |
| baseb. | n vs pitching in consecutive games | 連投 news1 nf17 |
| gen. | play a hand game | 拳を打つ (e.g. rock, paper, scissors) |
| gen. | n player-of-the-game interview | ヒーロー・インタビュー |
| gen. | n player-of-the-game interview | ヒーロー・インタービュー |
| gen. | n player-of-the-game interview | ヒーローインタビュー |
| gen. | n player-of-the-game interview | ヒーローインタービュー |
| gen. | n playing through a video game for additional challenge | スピード・ラン (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.) |
| gen. | n playing through a video game for additional challenge | スピードラン (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.) |
| gen. | n playing through a video game for additional challenge | やり込み (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.) |
| gen. | n points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position | ウマ (rank) |
| gen. | n portable game console | 携帯ゲーム機 |
| gen. | n portable game console | 携帯型ゲーム機 |
| gen. | n portable game console | 携帯型ゲーム |
| gen. | n Portuguese card game popular in Japan during the late 16th century | 天正カルタ |
| gen. | n adj-no position in a game of go or shogi | 局面 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | position of a game of go or shogi | 棊局 |
| gen. | position of a game of go or shogi | 棋局 |
| gen. | n power game | パワー・ゲーム |
| gen. | n power game | パワーゲーム |
| gen. | n practice game | 練習試合 |
| gen. | n quarterfinal game of a tournament | 準々決勝戦 |
| gen. | n quarterfinal game of a tournament | 準準決勝戦 |
| gen. | n quarter-length game consisting of east round only | 東風戦 |
| gen. | n quick game of shogi | 早指し |
| gen. | n record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc. | 棋譜 news2 nf31 spec2 |
| gen. | n recorded playthrough of a video game | 実況プレイ (usu. with player commentary, じっきょうぷれい) |
| gen. | n regular game | 公式戦 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | n regularly-scheduled game | 定期戦 (match) |
| gen. | n regulation game | 九回戦 |
| gen. | n repeated game | 繰り返しゲーム (game theory) |
| gen. | n resumption of a game | 再試合 |
| gen. | n rhyming game | 語路合わせ |
| gen. | n rhyming game | ごろ合せ |
| gen. | n rhyming game | 語路合せ |
| gen. | n rhyming game | 語呂あわせ |
| gen. | n rhyming game | ごろ合わせ |
| gen. | n rhyming game | 語呂合わせ |
| gen. | n rhyming game | 語呂合せ |
| gen. | n Rikkyo-Meiji baseball game | 立明戦 |
| gen. | n uk rock, paper, scissors game | じゃん拳ぽん |
| gen. | n vs uk rock, paper, scissors game | じゃん拳 |
| gen. | n role-playing game | ＲＰＧ |
| gen. | n roller game | ローラー・ゲーム |
| gen. | n roller game | ローラーゲーム |
| gen. | n seesaw game | シーソー・ゲーム |
| gen. | n seesaw game | シーソーゲーム gai1 |
| gen. | n semifinal game of a tournament | 準決勝戦 |
| gen. | n yoji send-off game | 壮行試合 (match) |
| gen. | shell game | 目眩まし |
| gen. | shell game | 目眩し |
| gen. | shell game | 目くらまし |
| gen. | n shell-matching game popular with court aristocrats during the Heian period | 貝合せ |
| gen. | n shell-matching game popular with court aristocrats during the Heian period | 貝合わせ |
| gen. | n shit video game | 糞ゲーム |
| gen. | n uk abbr shit video game | 糞ゲー |
| gen. | n shogi game with the superior player playing without the kaku | 角落ち |
| gen. | n single game | 個人戦 |
| gen. | n social game | ソーシャル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n social game | ソーシャルゲーム |
| gen. | n social network game | ソーシャル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n social network game | ソーシャルゲーム |
| gen. | n Spartacus Games | スパルタキアード (Socialist Olympics) |
| gen. | n vs uk staring-out down game | 睨めっこ |
| gen. | start of a ball game | プレイ・ボール |
| gen. | start of a ball game | プレイボール |
| gen. | start of a ball game | プレー・ボール |
| gen. | start of a ball game | プレーボール gai1 |
| gen. | starting an important maneuver at the end of a game of go | 大寄 |
| gen. | n adj-no state of the game | 局面 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | n strip version of rock-paper-scissors forfeit game | 野球拳 |
| gen. | successive games | 連ちゃん |
| gen. | successive games | 連荘 |
| gen. | successive games | 連チャン |
| gen. | n survival game | サバイバル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n survival game | サバイバルゲーム |
| gen. | n suspended game | サスペンデッド・ゲーム |
| gen. | n suspended game | サスペンデッドゲーム |
| gen. | n suspended game | サスペンデットゲーム gai1 |
| gen. | n table game | テーブル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n table game | テーブルゲーム |
| gen. | n tablet game pad | タブレット・コントローラー |
| gen. | n tablet game pad | タブレットコントローラー |
| gen. | n tabletop game | テーブル・ゲーム |
| gen. | n tabletop game | テーブルゲーム |
| gen. | n tabletop role-playing game | テーブルトークＲＰＧ |
| gen. | n tabletop role-playing game | ＴＲＰＧ |
| slang | suf tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. | フラグ (e.g. death, love, survival) |
| gen. | n vs taking score the first two points of the game | 二点先取 |
| gen. | n team game | チームゲーム |
| gen. | n team game | チーム・ゲーム |
| gen. | n team game | 団体戦 |
| gen. | n vs the end of the game | 試合終了 |
| gen. | n the game is over | ゲーム・オーバー |
| gen. | n the game is over | ゲームオーバー |
| gen. | The Glass Bead Game | ガラス玉演戯 (unclass; by Herman Hesse) |
| gen. | n the nine principal points in a game of go | 聖目 |
| gen. | n the nine principal points in a game of go | 井目 |
| gen. | n the nine principal points in a game of go | 星目 |
| comp. | n theory of games | ゲーム理論 |
| gen. | n theory of games | ゲームの理論 (gēmu no riron) |
| gen. | n third rank in the game of go | 囲碁三級 |
| gen. | exp this late in the game | この期に及んで |
| gen. | exp this late in the game | 此の期に及んで |
| gen. | n-t this late in the game | 此の期 |
| gen. | n-t this late in the game | この期 |
| gen. | n yoji three-game match | 三本勝負 |
| gen. | n yoji three-game match | 三番勝負 |
| gen. | n tie game | 引分け ichi1 |
| gen. | n tie game | 引き分け ichi1 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | n tie game | タイゲーム gai1 |
| gen. | n traditional Japanese board game played with dice | 双陸 |
| gen. | n traditional Japanese board game played with dice | 雙六 oK |
| gen. | n traditional Japanese board game played with dice | 双六 |
| gen. | n traditional Japanese handball game | 手まり |
| gen. | n traditional Japanese handball game | 手鞠 |
| gen. | n traditional Japanese handball game | 手毬 |
| gen. | n vs turning a movie, comic, etc. into a computer game | ゲーム化 |
| gen. | n uk abbr sl TV show, video game, etc. that has jumped the shark | 終わコン abbr. of 終わったコンテンツ |
| gen. | n type of children's game | 不コ本 |
| gen. | n type of hanafuda game | 花合せ |
| gen. | n type of hanafuda game | 花合わせ |
| gen. | n unfinished game of shogi | 指し掛け |
| gen. | n uppercut move in the Street Fighter video game series | 昇龍拳 |
| gen. | n uppercut move in the Street Fighter video game series | 昇竜拳 |
| gen. | n video game | テレビ・ゲーム |
| gen. | n video game | ビデオゲーム |
| gen. | n video game | ビデオ・ゲーム |
| gen. | n video game | テレビゲーム |
| gen. | n video game console | ゲーム・ハード |
| gen. | n video game console | ゲームハード |
| gen. | n video game hardware | ゲーム・ハード |
| gen. | n video game hardware | ゲームハード |
| gen. | 'Virtua video game series | バーチャ (Sega) |
| gen. | n war game | ウォーゲーム |
| gen. | n war games | 大演習 |
| gen. | n Waseda-Keio baseball game | 早慶戦 news2 nf29 |
| gen. | n Waseda-Meiji baseball game | 早明戦 |
| gen. | n well-matched game | 互角勝負 |
| gen. | n Western video game | 洋物ゲーム |
| gen. | n obsc winning game after game | 勝継 |
| gen. | n vs winning the first game | 先勝 news2 nf37 |
| gen. | n Winter Olympic Games | 冬季五輪 |
| gen. | n Winter Olympic Games | オリンピック冬季競技大会 |
| gen. | n word game | 言語遊戯 |
| gen. | n word game | 言葉遊び |
| gen. | n World Games | ワールド・ゲームズ |
| gen. | n World Games | ワールドゲームズ |
| gen. | n zero game | ゼロ・ゲーム |
| gen. | n zero game | ゼロゲーム |
| gen. | n zero-sum game | ゼロ和ゲーム |
| gen. | n zero-sum game | 零和ゲーム (reiwa-gēmu) |
| gen. | n zero-sum game | ゼロサム・ゲーム |
| gen. | n zero-sum game | ゼロサムゲーム |