| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell | 貝焼 |
| gen. | abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell | 貝焼き (かいやき) |
| gen. | n ability in the bedroom | 房術 |
| gen. | n ability in the bedroom | 房中術 |
| gen. | accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part | 唄物 (emphasised) |
| gen. | accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part | 歌物 (emphasised) |
| gen. | n across-the-board fall in prices | 全面安 |
| gen. | address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter | ひざ元 |
| gen. | address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter | 膝許 |
| gen. | address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter | 膝下 |
| gen. | address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter | 膝元 |
| gen. | n agreement used to prevent unauthorized or faked divorce by couples in Japan in the future | 不受理申出 |
| gen. | n yoji an economy that lingers in the doldrums after bottoming out | 鍋底景気 |
| gen. | n yoji an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north | 四神相応 |
| gen. | n another drink in the morning | 迎え酒 |
| gen. | n athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 | 中堅 ichi1 news1 nf04 (kendo, judo, etc.) |
| gen. | athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition | 先鋒 news2 nf32 (kendo, judo, etc.) |
| gen. | attack the enemy in his unguarded moment | 虚を衝く |
| gen. | attack the enemy in his unguarded moment | 虚を突く |
| gen. | attack the enemy in his unguarded moment | 虚をつく |
| gen. | n adj-no balance figure in the black | 黒字 ichi1 news1 nf02 (くろじ) |
| gen. | n vs bathing in the open air | 行水 |
| gen. | n beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu | 決まり字 (esp. used in competitive karuta) |
| gen. | n bend in the road | 曲り角 |
| gen. | n bend in the road | 曲がりかど ichi1 |
| gen. | n bend in the road | 曲り目 |
| gen. | n bend in the road | 曲がり目 |
| gen. | n bend in the road | 曲がり角 news1 nf18 |
| gen. | bend over in the shape of the the character ku | くの字に曲げる |
| gen. | n uk "bird-in-the-cage" children's game | 籠目籠目 |
| gen. | n booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home | 出し見世 (esp. food booths at festivals) |
| gen. | n booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home | 床見世 (esp. food booths at festivals) |
| gen. | n booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home | 床店 (esp. food booths at festivals) |
| gen. | n booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home | 出し店 (esp. food booths at festivals) |
| gen. | n uk bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame | 戸まら (as part of a pivot hinge) |
| gen. | n uk bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame | 枢 (as part of a pivot hinge, くるる) |
| gen. | n box in which ashes of the deceased are kept | 骨箱 |
| gen. | n broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines | 破題 |
| gen. | exp burying one's head in the sand | 見て見ぬふり |
| gen. | exp burying one's head in the sand | 見ぬ振り |
| gen. | exp burying one's head in the sand | 見て見ぬ振り |
| gen. | cage rattan or cane used in bed in the tropics | ダッチ・ワイフ |
| gen. | cage rattan or cane used in bed in the tropics | ダッチワイフ gai2 |
| gen. | n calendar in the form of a book | 綴暦 io |
| gen. | n calendar in the form of a book | 綴じ暦 |
| gen. | n carrying over a bill from one Diet session to the next, being deliberated by a committee in the interim | 継続審査 |
| gen. | exp castle in the air | 絵にかいた餅 |
| gen. | exp castle in the air | 絵に描いた餠 |
| gen. | n yoji castle in the air | 空中楼閣 |
| gen. | exp castle in the air | 絵に描いた餅 |
| gen. | n castle on a hill in the plains | 平山城 (ひらさんじょう) |
| gen. | n Catcher in the Rye | ライ麦畑でつかまえて (novel by J. D. Salinger) |
| gen. | n cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge | 枢 (くるる) |
| gen. | celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul | 磯まつり |
| gen. | celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul | 磯祭り |
| gen. | celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul | 磯祭 |
| gen. | n ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery | 弓場始め (Heian and Kamakura periods) |
| gen. | n city renewal that occurred in the Taisho and Meiji eras | 市区改正 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "bu" | バ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu" | ダ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu" | ガ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "hu or fu" | ハ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ku" | カ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "mu" | マ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "nu" | ヌ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu" | パ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ru" | ラ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "su" | サ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "tsu" | タ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "yu" | ヤ行 |
| gen. | n classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "zu" | ザ行 |
| gen. | n clocks made in Japan, mainly in the Edo period | 和時計 |
| gen. | n clouds in the sky | 天雲 |
| gen. | n cloudy sky that appears when the migrating birds that stayed for winter and autumn in Japan leave to go north | 鳥曇 |
| gen. | n cloudy sky that appears when the migrating birds that stayed for winter and autumn in Japan leave to go north | 鳥曇り |
| gen. | n conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding | ハード・ゲイ |
| gen. | n conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding | ハードゲイ |
| gen. | contributors in the river field | 河川功労者 |
| gen. | n cooking over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning | 合火 |
| gen. | n cooking over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning | 合い火 |
| gen. | n couple in which the wife is bigger than the husband | 蚤の夫婦 |
| gen. | n vs cracks or fissures in the ground | 地割れ news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa | お神渡り |
| gen. | n cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa | 御神渡り |
| gen. | n cramp in the calf | 転筋 |
| gen. | n cramp in the leg | 腓返り |
| gen. | n cramp in the leg | こむら返り |
| gen. | n crematorium smoke rising in the sky | 空の煙 |
| gen. | n obsc crow cawing in the morning | 暁鴉 |
| gen. | n crow in the mountains | 山鴉 |
| gen. | n crow in the mountains | 山烏 |
| gen. | n vs cut into long thin shavings primarily vegetables, in the manner a pencil is sharpened with a knife | 笹がき |
| gen. | n vs cut into long thin shavings primarily vegetables, in the manner a pencil is sharpened with a knife | 笹掻き |
| gen. | n vs cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut | そぎ切り |
| gen. | n vs cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut | 削ぎ切り |
| gen. | adj-i dark even in the daytime | 昼尚暗い |
| gen. | adj-i dark even in the daytime | 昼猶暗い |
| gen. | n dark night in the rainy season | 五月闇 |
| gen. | n dark sweet liquid produced after the third heating in a thermal sugar-refining process | 三温糖 |
| gen. | n yoji dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest before seedlings are set out | 黒田売買 |
| gen. | n yoji dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest while the paddies are still covered with snow | 白田売買 |
| gen. | n yoji decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests | 豊作貧乏 |
| gen. | n yoji decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests | 豊作飢饉 |
| gen. | n yoji decline in fishermen' s income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch | 大漁貧乏 |
| gen. | n vs decrease in the number of children | 少子化 |
| gen. | n direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric | 布目 news2 nf45 (nunome) |
| gen. | n disposition to operate in the red | 赤字体質 (あかじたいしつ) |
| gen. | n distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage | 通字 |
| gen. | n dog-in-the-manger | 捻くれ者 |
| gen. | n dog-in-the-manger | ひねくれ者 |
| gen. | n double slap in the face | 往復びんた (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand) |
| gen. | n double slap in the face | 往復ビンタ (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand) |
| gen. | n vs dozing off in the middle of doing something | 寝落ち |
| gen. | draw in the air | 切る ichi1 news1 nf11 (with a sword, etc., きる) |
| gen. | dress in the latest Western fashion | ハイカラ |
| gen. | exp n drop in the bucket | 雀の涙 |
| gen. | exp n drop in the bucket | すずめの涙 |
| gen. | n drop in the bucket | 九牛の一毛 |
| gen. | n drug included in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia | 局方品 |
| gen. | n vs drying in the shade | 陰乾 io |
| gen. | n drying in the shade | 素干し |
| gen. | n vs drying in the shade | 陰干 io |
| gen. | n vs drying in the shade | 陰干し (かげぼし) |
| gen. | n vs drying in the shade | 陰乾し |
| gen. | n vs drying in the sun | 天日乾燥 (tenpi-kansō) |
| gen. | n dust, etc. that gathers in the bottoms of sleeves | 袂糞 (esp. in Japanese traditional clothing) |
| gen. | adj-no n dyed-in-the-wool | 筋金入り |
| gen. | exp early in the morning | 朝っぱらから |
| gen. | adv early in the morning | 朝早く |
| gen. | n early in the New Year | 年明け news1 nf09 |
| gen. | effect of reducing the ambiguity in analysis | 解析多義削減効果 |
| gen. | n eggplant picked eaten in the autumn | 秋茄子 |
| gen. | n eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent | 皇太孫 |
| gen. | n embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940 | ＡＢＣＤ包囲陣 |
| gen. | n embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940 | ＡＢＣＤライン |
| gen. | n employee who joined the company in the same year as oneself | 同期 ichi1 news1 nf04 (dōki) |
| gen. | n entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders | 名義書き換え |
| gen. | n entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders | 名義書換 |
| gen. | adj-f expected to arrive occur in the near future | 来たるべき |
| gen. | adj-f expected to arrive occur in the near future | 来るべき |
| gen. | n experienced in matters of the heart | 訳知り |
| gen. | n eyes capable of seeing in the dark | 夜でも見える目 |
| gen. | n family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle | 竹に雀 |
| gen. | family crest in the shape of such an object | 五徳 |
| gen. | family status in the Imperial Court | 名家 news2 nf34 |
| gen. | n family working in the forest industry | 林家 |
| gen. | exp adv far away in the distance | はるか遠く |
| gen. | exp adv far away in the distance | 遥か遠く |
| gen. | farm land in the mountain | 山間農地 |
| gen. | n feces contained long in the intestines | 宿便 |
| gen. | n five families of the Fujiwara clan Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period | 五摂家 |
| gen. | n flanking attendant to the main deity of veneration in a temple | 脇士 |
| gen. | n flanking attendant to the main deity of veneration in a temple | 夾侍 |
| gen. | n flanking attendant to the main deity of veneration in a temple | 挟侍 oK |
| gen. | n flanking attendant to the main deity of veneration in a temple | 脇侍 |
| gen. | exp n flaw in the crystal | 玉にきず |
| gen. | exp n flaw in the crystal | 珠に瑕 |
| gen. | exp n flaw in the crystal | 珠にきず |
| gen. | exp n flaw in the crystal | 珠に疵 |
| gen. | exp n flaw in the crystal | 玉に疵 |
| gen. | exp n flaw in the crystal | 玉に瑕 |
| gen. | n form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course | 石けり |
| gen. | n form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course | 石蹴り |
| gen. | n form of poetry found on the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara | 仏足石歌体 (following a 5-7-5-7-7-7 moraic pattern) |
| gen. | n form of torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap | 石抱き |
| gen. | n fragmentary view taken in the direction of an arrow | 矢視図 (やし・づ) |
| gen. | garden at the shoin of Daisen'in temple | 大仙院書院庭園 |
| gen. | n gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building | 中門 (in traditional palatial-style architecture, ちゅうもん) |
| gen. | general term for plants in the Artemisia genus | 艾 |
| gen. | general term for plants in the Artemisia genus | 蒿 |
| gen. | general term for plants in the Artemisia genus | 蕭 |
| gen. | general term for plants in the Artemisia genus | 蓬 |
| gen. | n general term for the nine holes in the body of humans and other mammals | 九竅 |
| gen. | gentle slope in the mountains | 山間緩斜面 |
| gen. | get things in the wrong order | 彼方此方 ichi1 spec1 (back to front) |
| gen. | get to know the world by being in contact with people | 人摺れ |
| gen. | get to know the world by being in contact with people | 人擦れ |
| gen. | n vs getting on in the world | 世渡り |
| gen. | n obsc getting ready to go out in the snow | 雪じたく |
| gen. | n obsc getting ready to go out in the snow | 雪仕度 |
| gen. | n obsc getting ready to go out in the snow | 雪支度 |
| gen. | n vs getting red in the face | 赤面 ichi1 |
| gen. | n grave, specifically the hole in the ground | 墓穴 news2 nf30 spec2 |
| gen. | n greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place | 死蝋 (graying) |
| gen. | n greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place | 屍蠟 (graying) |
| gen. | n greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place | 死蠟 (graying) |
| gen. | n greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place | 屍蝋 (graying) |
| gen. | n groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument | 糸爪 |
| gen. | n groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument | 糸道 |
| gen. | n groove in the body of wooden plane which holds the blade | 押さえ溝 |
| gen. | n groove in the surface of the brain | 脳溝 |
| gen. | n hairline that grows to a point in the middle of the forehead | 富士額 |
| gen. | n hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head | 束髪 |
| gen. | n yoji having free time to spare in the midst of busyness | 忙中有閑 |
| gen. | n yoji having something of the artist in one | 芸術家肌 |
| gen. | n yoji having something of the politician in one | 政治家肌 |
| gen. | adj-i having the smell of having been dried in the sun | 日向臭い |
| gen. | n hemorrage in the fundus of the eye | 眼底出血 |
| gen. | n hiding in the leaves | 葉隠れ |
| gen. | n hiding in the nest | 巣隠れ |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no high in the instep | 甲高 |
| gen. | adj-i high in the sky | 空高い |
| gen. | adv high in the sky | 空高く |
| gen. | n high in the sky | 天辺 |
| gen. | high waves in the midsummer | 土用波 (どようなみ) |
| gen. | highlight in the hair | メシュ |
| gen. | highlight in the hair | メッシュ gai1 (messhu) |
| gen. | hold in the arms | 懐く (e.g. a baby) |
| gen. | hold in the arms | 抱く ichi1 (e.g. a baby) |
| gen. | hold in the arms and carry him out of the ring | 吊り出す |
| gen. | hold in the hand | 提げる news2 nf36 spec2 |
| gen. | hold in the mouth | 銜む |
| gen. | hold in the mouth | 含む ichi1 news2 nf28 (ふくむ) |
| gen. | hold or carry under or in the arms | 抱える ichi1 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | hole in the butt end of a Chinese spear | 腕貫 |
| gen. | n obsc hole in the curtains to allow someone backstage to see the audience | 人見 (in kabuki theatre) |
| gen. | n hole in the ground | 窖 |
| gen. | n hole in the ground | 穴倉 |
| gen. | n hole in the ground | 穴ぐら |
| gen. | n hole in the ground | 穴蔵 (あなぐら) |
| gen. | n hole-in-the-wall | 穴場 news2 nf47 |
| gen. | n hole-in-the-wall | キャッシュサービスコーナー |
| gen. | hover in the background | 蟠る |
| gen. | n humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener | 謙譲語２ (or a third party) |
| gen. | n humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener | 謙譲語ＩＩ (or a third party) |
| gen. | n humble language in which the listener or a third party is the indirect object of an action | 謙譲語１ (or the recipient of an object, etc.) |
| gen. | n humble language in which the listener or a third party is the indirect object of an action | 謙譲語Ｉ (or the recipient of an object, etc.) |
| gen. | exp if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field | 麻の中の蓬 |
| gen. | n yoji inquiry after someone's health in the hot season | 暑中見舞い ichi1 |
| gen. | n inquiry after someone's health in the hot season | 暑中伺 |
| gen. | n yoji inquiry after someone's health in the hot season | 暑中見舞 ichi1 |
| gen. | n inquiry after someone's health in the hot season | 暑中お見舞 |
| gen. | n inquiry after someone's health in the hot season | 暑中お見舞い |
| gen. | n inquiry after someone's health in the hot season | 暑中伺い |
| gen. | n yoji instruction in the ways of love | 恋愛指南 |
| gen. | exp it will all come good in the end | 終わりよければすべて良し |
| gen. | exp it will all come good in the end | 終わり良ければ総て良し |
| gen. | exp it will all come good in the end | 終わり良ければ全て良し |
| gen. | exp it will all come good in the end | 終わりよければすべてよし |
| gen. | exp it will all come good in the end | 終わりよければ全てよし |
| gen. | exp it will all come good in the end | 終わり良ければすべて良し |
| gen. | n jack-in-the-box | びっくり箱 |
| gen. | n uk jack-in-the-pulpit | 天南星 |
| gen. | n juvenile delinquents roaming about the city in groups | チーマー |
| gen. | n kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head | お高祖頭巾 (except eyes) |
| gen. | n kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head | 御高祖頭巾 (except eyes) |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji knowing how to get on in the world | 処世達者 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji knowing how to get on in the world | 処世上手 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji knowing the secret of success in life | 処世達者 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji knowing the secret of success in life | 処世上手 |
| gen. | lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle | 中﨟 oK (Edo period) |
| gen. | lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle | 中臈 (Edo period) |
| gen. | n yoji land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent | 七公三民 |
| gen. | n language used in red-light districts during the Edo period | 遊里語 |
| gen. | let loose a tiger in the field | 虎を野に放つ |
| gen. | adj-na light in the head | 気が変 |
| gen. | light literature popular in the late Edo period | 戯作 |
| gen. | n vs lodging in the same hotel | 同宿 |
| gen. | n lucky day but not in the morning | 先負 |
| gen. | n lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon | 先勝 news2 nf37 |
| gen. | make in the shape of | 形取る |
| gen. | make in the shape of | 模る |
| gen. | make in the shape of | 形どる |
| gen. | make in the shape of | 象る |
| gen. | make one hold something in the mouth | 含ませる news2 nf28 |
| gen. | make one hold something in the mouth | 含ます |
| gen. | make the necessary preparations in secret | 手をまわす |
| gen. | make the necessary preparations in secret | 手を回す |
| gen. | make way in the world | 世を渡る |
| gen. | make way in the world | 身を起こす |
| gen. | make way in the world | 世に出る |
| gen. | n man in charge of delivering letters and packages during the Edo period | 便屋 |
| gen. | n man in the street | 只の人 |
| gen. | n man in the technical line | 技術畑の人 |
| gen. | n Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year | 年男 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no n yoji many drastic events in the course of events | 波乱万丈 |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no n yoji many drastic events in the course of events | 波瀾万丈 |
| gen. | exp many irons in the fire | 二束の草鞋 ik |
| gen. | exp many irons in the fire | 二足の草鞋 |
| gen. | n mark in the shape of the katakana "re" | レ印 |
| gen. | n mark placed in one of the four corners of a hanzi to show the tone in Chinese | 声符 |
| gen. | n mark placed in one of the four corners of a hanzi to show the tone in Chinese | 声点 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster | 虚虚実実 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster | 虚々実々 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | melt in the fire | 火で溶ける |
| gen. | n uk melt-in-the-mouth | 口どけ |
| gen. | n uk melt-in-the-mouth | 口解け ik |
| gen. | n uk melt-in-the-mouth | 口溶け |
| gen. | n member country of the executive committee in an international organization | 理事国 (organisation) |
| 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. | n method of dying in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense - imported from western China and used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods | 暈繝 |
| gen. | n method of dying in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense - imported from western China and used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods | 繧繝 |
| gen. | monk in charge of business in the monks' quarters | 房室 |
| gen. | n monument to the faithful who died in battle | 忠霊塔 |
| gen. | n monument to the faithful who died in battle | 忠魂碑 |
| gen. | n movement in China in 1957 to get people to move to the countryside | 下放運動 |
| gen. | n name of ancient country located in the modern Fukuoka prefecture | 筑前 |
| gen. | n ninth month in the lunar calendar | 菊月 |
| gen. | nip something in the bud | 芽を摘む |
| gen. | n occlusion in the circle of Willis | ウィリス動脈輪閉塞症 |
| gen. | n official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families | 政所 (from the middle of the Heian period) |
| gen. | exp n page in the history books | 歴史の一ページ |
| gen. | exp n page in the history books | 歴史の１ページ |
| gen. | participation in the planning stages | 参画 |
| gen. | n passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school | 現役合格 (instead of failing then taking gap year(s)) |
| gen. | n person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths | 湯番 |
| gen. | n person collapsed and dying dead in the street | 行き倒れ |
| gen. | n person engaging in walking activities in the mountains | 山行者 |
| gen. | n person in the business | 業界人 (entertainment, music, film, etc) |
| gen. | n person in the same business | 同業者 (どうぎょうしゃ) |
| gen. | n person in the wrong | 不正者 |
| gen. | n hon person living in the imperial palace | 内裏様 (esp. the emperor) |
| gen. | n hon person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family | 御用人 (Edo period) |
| gen. | n person next in rank to the chief retainers and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family | 用人 (Edo period) |
| gen. | n person who is in the way | 余し物 |
| gen. | person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself | 相借家 |
| gen. | person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself | 相店 |
| gen. | n person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year | 戊種 (e.g. due to illness) |
| gen. | n person working in the television industry | テレビマン |
| gen. | n persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling | 俠客 oK |
| gen. | n persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling | 侠客 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | exp pie in the sky | 絵にかいた餅 |
| gen. | exp pie in the sky | 絵に描いた餠 |
| gen. | exp pie in the sky | 絵に描いた餅 |
| gen. | n playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary | 伊呂波ガルタ |
| gen. | n playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary | 以呂波歌留多 ateji |
| gen. | n playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary | 伊呂波歌留多 ateji |
| gen. | n playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary | いろは歌留多 ateji |
| gen. | n playing in the mud | 泥んこ遊び |
| gen. | n playing in the mud | 泥遊び |
| gen. | n vs playing in the sand | 砂遊び |
| gen. | n playing in the sea | 海遊び |
| gen. | n playing in the snow | 雪遊び |
| gen. | n poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara | 仏足石歌 |
| gen. | n poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara | 仏足石の歌 |
| gen. | n police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site | 地取り捜査 |
| gen. | n yoji noise, smell, air, water pollution in the neighborhood | 近隣公害 |
| gen. | n popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period | 浮世草紙 |
| gen. | n popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period | 浮世草子 |
| gen. | n position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument | アンブシュール |
| gen. | n position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument | アンブシュア |
| gen. | n position at the imperial court in ancient China | 内閣大学士 |
| gen. | n pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table | 寄鍋 io (traditionally a winter meal) |
| gen. | n pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table | 寄せ鍋 (traditionally a winter meal) |
| gen. | n professor specializing in the readings of kanji in classic Confucianist texts | 音博士 |
| gen. | n protective covering for books, often in the form of a folding case with clasps | 帙 |
| gen. | n public finance adjustment reserve funds stipulated in the Local Finance Act | 財政調整基金 |
| gen. | public official stationed in the capital | 内官 (under the ritsuryo system) |
| gen. | n public official stationed in the capital | 京官 (under the ritsuryo system) |
| gen. | n yoji public opinion sentiment as reflected in the print media | 活字世論 |
| gen. | n quarterly trend report of the prices of intensively used land in major cities | 地価ＬＯＯＫレポート |
| gen. | n racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence | 民事介入暴力 |
| gen. | n radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days | 帯番組 (programme) |
| gen. | n radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week | 帯ドラマ |
| gen. | raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer | 川床 (かわ・どこ) |
| gen. | raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer | 河床 (kashō) |
| gen. | n vs regard in the same light as | 同一視 |
| gen. | n relation in the second degree | 二親等 |
| gen. | n renting a house in the same block of houses as somebody else | 相借家 |
| gen. | n renting a house in the same block of houses as somebody else | 相店 |
| gen. | n reparation in the form of service | 役務賠償 |
| gen. | n reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information | 番記者 |
| gen. | n residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces | 組屋敷 (Edo period) |
| gen. | rest in the shade of a tree | 木陰で憩う |
| gen. | revealing a card in the upright position | 正位置 (tarot, etc.) |
| gen. | n rice in the husk | 籾 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha usually hammered from behind used in temples and shrines | 懸仏 |
| gen. | n uk round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted | 達磨 news2 nf41 spec2 |
| gen. | n sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks | 猿酒 |
| gen. | seam in the back | 背筋 news1 nf18 |
| gen. | n vs secluding oneself in the mountains | 山篭り |
| gen. | n vs secluding oneself in the mountains | 山籠り |
| gen. | n vs secluding oneself in the mountains | 山ごもり |
| gen. | see well in the dark | 夜目がきく |
| gen. | see well in the dark | 夜目が利く |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本霊異記 |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本現報善悪霊異記 |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本国現報善悪霊異記 |
| gen. | n vs shampooing in the morning | 朝シャン |
| gen. | n Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers | 湯立ち (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health) |
| gen. | n Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers | 湯立 io (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health) |
| gen. | n Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers | 湯立て (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health) |
| gen. | n side dish served in order to encourage the consumption of alcohol | 強い肴 (kaiseki cuisine) |
| gen. | n single kanji that is read twice with different pronunciations in the Japanese reading of Chinese texts | 再読文字 e.g. 将 is read as「まさに...んとす」 |
| gen. | n vs sitting in the open air | 露座 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji skilled in the art of persuasion | 説得上手 |
| gen. | n vs slap in the face | ぴんた |
| gen. | n vs slap in the face | びんた |
| gen. | n slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin | 緡縄 |
| gen. | n social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home | 郷友会 (predominantly used by people from Okinawa) |
| gen. | n someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world | 代表取締役 (だいひょうとりしまりやく) |
| gen. | n someone or something that just gets in the way | 足まとい |
| gen. | n someone or something that just gets in the way | 足纏い |
| gen. | n someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose | 御邪魔虫 |
| gen. | n someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose | お邪魔虫 |
| gen. | n someone who plays the part of a 'heel' bad guy in wrestling, films, etc. | ヒール役 |
| gen. | Taiwan someone whose ancestors had lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang related immigration wave | 本省人 |
| gen. | exp something in the way | 目の上の瘤 |
| gen. | exp something in the way | 目の上のこぶ |
| gen. | n obsc something narrow in the middle | 中細 |
| gen. | something standing in the open | 野立て ik |
| gen. | something standing in the open | 野点て |
| gen. | something standing in the open | 野点 |
| gen. | something that will help one develop in the future | 肥し |
| gen. | something that will help one develop in the future | 肥やし news2 nf38 spec2 |
| gen. | adj-i somewhat weak in the head | 少々足りない |
| gen. | adj-i somewhat weak in the head | 少少足りない |
| gen. | n spare umbrella kept at work in the event of a sudden shower | 置き傘 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | strong in the face of criticism or adversity | 打たれ強い |
| gen. | n strong local wind blowing around the Hira mountains in Shiga prefecture | 比良颪 (sinks boats on the lake and stops trains of the Kosei Line) |
| gen. | n strong local wind blowing around the Hira mountains in Shiga prefecture | 比良おろし (sinks boats on the lake and stops trains of the Kosei Line) |
| gen. | n vs studying in the morning | 朝自習 (by oneself) |
| gen. | n yoji sudden reversal in the tide of events | 局面一転 |
| gen. | exp suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense | まへん |
| gen. | exp suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense | へん |
| gen. | exp suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense | ません |
| gen. | exp suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense | ませんでした |
| gen. | n sword with undulations in the blade | フランベルグ |
| gen. | n sword with undulations in the blade | フランベルク |
| gen. | n sword with undulations in the blade | フランベルジェ |
| gen. | n sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period | 石剣 |
| gen. | n yoji take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow | 率先垂範 |
| gen. | take the lead in | 牛耳を執る |
| gen. | take the lead in | 牛耳る news2 nf44 |
| gen. | n Tarui accent, used in the Kinki region and parts of Hokuriku | 垂井式アクセント |
| gen. | n tempura made with egg yolk in the batter | 金ぷら (hence golden colored) |
| gen. | n tempura made with egg yolk in the batter | 金麩羅 (hence golden colored) |
| gen. | n tempura made with egg yolk in the batter | 金プラ (hence golden colored) |
| gen. | n obsc ten important Rinzai temples, second in significance to the Kyoto Gozan | 十刹 oK |
| gen. | term used in error to refer to young men that were made to do forced labour in the ritsuryo system | 衛士 |
| gen. | n adj-no thick-soled footwear, popular in the late 1990s | 厚底 |
| gen. | n third compartment of the stomach in ruminants | 葉胃 |
| gen. | n third in a sequence denoted by the iroha system | ハ |
| gen. | n third note in the diatonic scale | ハ (used in key names, etc.) |
| gen. | n third rank in the game of go | 囲碁三級 |
| gen. | exp yoji tiger in front, wolf in the back | 前虎後狼 |
| gen. | adj-i feeling of tightness in the chest | 胸苦しい |
| gen. | adv till one's blue in the face | 逆立ちしても |
| gen. | n torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes | 蛇責め |
| gen. | n torture in which the victim is whipped with arrow shafts | 矢柄責め |
| gen. | n suf uk touched in the head | 呆け ichi1 (from) |
| gen. | n suf uk touched in the head | 惚け ichi1 (from) |
| gen. | n obsc toy for use in the bath | 浮人形 |
| gen. | n toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox | 赤べこ |
| gen. | n traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone | 反切 |
| gen. | n traditional koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree usu. persimmon tree with a pole while threatening to cut it down in case it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree | 成木責 io |
| gen. | n traditional koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree usu. persimmon tree with a pole while threatening to cut it down in case it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree | 成り木責め |
| gen. | n traditional koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree usu. persimmon tree with a pole while threatening to cut it down in case it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree | 成木責め |
| gen. | n traditional koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree usu. persimmon tree with a pole while threatening to cut it down in case it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree | 生り木責め |
| gen. | n traditional textile of the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa | ミンサー |
| gen. | n travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky | 中神 |
| gen. | n travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky | 天一神 |
| gen. | n turning an object in the wrong direction | 逆ねじ |
| gen. | n turning an object in the wrong direction | 逆捻 io |
| gen. | n turning an object in the wrong direction | 逆捩じ |
| gen. | n twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods | 皇朝十二銭 |
| gen. | n twisting of the truth in one's writing | 舞文曲筆 |
| gen. | n yoji two books on the art of war in ancient China | 六韜三略 |
| gen. | n two o'clock in the morning | 丑の刻 |
| gen. | n unidentified craft said to have washed ashore in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period | 虚舟 (sometimes alleged to have been a UFO) |
| gen. | n yoji unparalleled in the whole country | 海内無双 |
| 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 urine remaining in the bladder after urination | 残尿 |
| gen. | n vs obsc using information obtained in the course of one's duties | 窃用 |
| gen. | exp variation of "arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period | ありんす |
| gen. | n various information recorded in the almanac | 暦注 (as regards astronomy, astrology, etc.) |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to very much out in the open | 公々然 (as in a information) |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to very much out in the open | 公公然 (as in a information) |
| gen. | n very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill | 穴窯 |
| gen. | n yoji view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished | 水天髣髴 |
| gen. | n yoji view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished | 水天彷彿 |
| gen. | exp views in and around the city of Kyoto | 洛中洛外図 (paintings and drawings) |
| gen. | n warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy | 肉弾戦 |
| gen. | uk was in the process of doing | 処 |
| gen. | uk was in the process of doing | 處 oK also pronounced どころ when a suffix |
| gen. | uk was in the process of doing | 所 ichi1 |
| gen. | water balance in the atmosphere | 大気水収支 |
| gen. | n water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers | 振舞水 |
| gen. | n water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers | 振舞い水 |
| gen. | n water left in the pot after one has boiled soba | 蕎麦湯 |
| gen. | n water left in the pot after one has boiled soba | そば湯 |
| gen. | water trickling from moss, rocks, or cliffs in the summer | 滴り |
| gen. | n water warmed in the sun | 日向水 |
| gen. | water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month lunar calendar, thought to be effective when used in medicines | 神水 |
| gen. | n way of holding a calligraphy brush, with elbow away from the body and arm in the air | 懸腕 |
| gen. | n winning hand consisting of one kong of 1's, one kong of 9's and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit | 九連宝灯 |
| gen. | n winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits | 三色同順 |
| gen. | n winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits | 三色同刻 |
| gen. | n winning with a discard in the first turn | 人和 |
| gen. | n winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn | 地和 |
| gen. | n women in the sciences | 理系女子 |
| gen. | n women in the sciences | 理系女性 |
| gen. | n vs yoji working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather | 晴耕雨読 |
| gen. | n vs working in the fields | 畑仕事 |
| gen. | n working in the theater | 座付 (theatre) |
| gen. | n working in the theater | 座付き (theatre) |
| gen. | n yoji works written in kana in the Heian period | 仮名文学 |
| gen. | write in the square style | 真で書く |
| gen. | n young men who are not competitive as in tradition male stereotypes, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented | 草食系男子 |
