diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$KeyboardEscape$Latin1.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$KeyboardEscape$Latin1.java
index 01362bc718f..672987f2c86 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$KeyboardEscape$Latin1.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$KeyboardEscape$Latin1.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class TransliterationRule$KeyboardEscape$Latin1 extends ListResourceBundl
                 + "y{acute}{esc}>\u00FD;"
                 + "y{esc}>\u00A5;" // yen sign
                 + "th{esc}>\u00FE;"
-                + "ss{esc}>\u00FF;"
+                // + "ss{esc}>\u00FF;" // masked
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$Latin$Hebrew.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$Latin$Hebrew.java
index a9295ca122f..0d5d71c2bf0 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$Latin$Hebrew.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$Latin$Hebrew.java
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Hebrew extends ListResourceBundle {
                 + "sh<{SHIN};"
                 + "th<{TAV};"
                 + "t''<{TET}[{HE};"
-                + "t''<{TET}[{HE};"
                 + "t''<{TET}[{SAMEKH};"
                 + "t''<{TET}[{SHIN};"
                 + "t<{TET};"
diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana.java
index e93ac259107..ecfed0d3169 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/text/resources/TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana extends ListResourceBundle {
                 + "Uppercase Latin to katakana" },
 
             { "Rule", ""
-                //# $Revision: 1.4 $
+                //# $Revision: 1.5 $
                 // Transliteration rules for Japanese Hiragana and Katakana to
                 // romaji
                 // lower case roman generates hiragana.
@@ -559,15 +559,15 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana extends ListResourceBundle {
                 // THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT REALLY NECESSARY, BUT PRODUCE
                 // SLIGHTLY MORE NATURAL RESULTS.
                 
-                + "BY>{BI};"
+                // + "BY>{BI};" // masked by BY> rule above
                 + "CY>{SE}{~I};"
                 + "DY>{DE}{~I};"
-                + "GY>{GI};"
+                // + "GY>{GI};" // masked
                 + "HY>{HI};"
-                + "KY>{KI};"
-                + "MY>{MI};"
-                + "PY>{PI};"
-                + "RY>{RI};"
+                // + "KY>{KI};" // masked
+                // + "MY>{MI};" // masked
+                // + "PY>{PI};" // masked
+                // + "RY>{RI};" // masked
                 + "SY>{SE}{~I};"
                 + "TY>{TE}{~I};"
                 + "ZY>{ZE}{~I};"
@@ -588,10 +588,10 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana extends ListResourceBundle {
                 
                 + "B>{BU};"
                 + "D>{DE};"
-                + "F>{HU};"
+                // + "F>{HU};" // masked
                 + "G>{GU};"
                 + "H>{HE};"
-                + "J>{ZI};"
+                // + "J>{ZI};" // masked
                 + "K>{KU};"
                 + "M>{^N};"
                 + "N>{^N};"
@@ -599,9 +599,9 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana extends ListResourceBundle {
                 + "R>{RU};"
                 + "S>{SU};"
                 + "T>{TE};"
-                + "V>{BU};"
-                + "W>{^U};"
-                + "X>{KU}{SU};"
+                // + "V>{BU};" // masked
+                // + "W>{^U};" // masked
+                // + "X>{KU}{SU};" // masked
                 + "Y>{^I};"
                 + "Z>{ZU};"
                 
@@ -1036,15 +1036,15 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana extends ListResourceBundle {
                 // the following are not really necessary, but produce
                 // slightly more natural results.
                 
-                + "by>{bi};"
+                // + "by>{bi};" // masked
                 + "cy>{se}{~i};"
                 + "dy>{de}{~i};"
-                + "gy>{gi};"
+                // + "gy>{gi};" // masked
                 + "hy>{hi};"
-                + "ky>{ki};"
-                + "my>{mi};"
-                + "py>{pi};"
-                + "ry>{ri};"
+                // + "ky>{ki};" // masked
+                // + "my>{mi};" // masked
+                // + "py>{pi};" // masked
+                // + "ry>{ri};" // masked
                 + "sy>{se}{~i};"
                 + "ty>{te}{~i};"
                 + "zy>{ze}{~i};"
@@ -1065,10 +1065,10 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana extends ListResourceBundle {
                 
                 + "b>{bu};"
                 + "d>{de};"
-                + "f>{hu};"
+                // + "f>{hu};" // masked
                 + "g>{gu};"
                 + "h>{he};"
-                + "j>{zi};"
+                // + "j>{zi};" // masked
                 + "k>{ku};"
                 + "m>{^n};"
                 + "n>{^n};"
@@ -1076,9 +1076,9 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana extends ListResourceBundle {
                 + "r>{ru};"
                 + "s>{su};"
                 + "t>{te};"
-                + "v>{bu};"
-                + "w>{^u};"
-                + "x>{ku}{su};"
+                // + "v>{bu};" // masked
+                // + "w>{^u};" // masked
+                // + "x>{ku}{su};" // masked
                 + "y>{^i};"
                 + "z>{zu};"
                 
@@ -1303,8 +1303,8 @@ public class TransliterationRule$Latin$Kana extends ListResourceBundle {
                 + "~u<{~u};"
                 + "~e<{~e};"
                 + "~o<{~o};"
-                + "~ka<{~ka};"
-                + "~ke<{~ke};"
+                // + "~ka<{~ka};" // masked by <{~KA} rule
+                // + "~ke<{~ke};" // masked by <{~KE} rule
                 + "~ya<{~ya};"
                 + "~yu<{~yu};"
                 + "~yo<{~yo};"