(mahjong) the retainment of the east or 親 (oya, “dealer”) position after a win / (by extension) events that are repeated or in a series

consecutive / sequential / serial numbering

(typography) the ban on separating multiple successive digits during line breaking

distinction, difference / classification

to distinguish, to tell one thing from another / to classify

a surname

alternative/alternate solution/answer

another dimension, another level

different character

parting, parting ways