| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | a fine thing to say | 御挨拶 (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) |
| gen. | a fine thing to say | ご挨拶 (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) |
| gen. | exp A little learning is a dangerous thing | 生兵法は大怪我の元 |
| gen. | exp A little learning is a dangerous thing | 生兵法は大けがの元 |
| gen. | exp A little learning is a dangerous thing | 生兵法は大けがのもと |
| gen. | exp A little learning is a dangerous thing | 生兵法は大怪我の基 |
| gen. | exp A little learning is a dangerous thing | 生兵法は大けがの基 |
| gen. | exp A little learning is a dangerous thing | 生兵法は大怪我のもと |
| gen. | adj-na n vs a lot of things to do | 多用 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | exp n a small thing with a huge influence | クレオパトラの鼻 |
| gen. | prt a sort of thing like | てな |
| gen. | n ability to get things done | 実行力 |
| gen. | n abstract side of things | ソフト面 (such as personnel, skill, information as opposed to physical things) |
| gen. | add one thing to another | 付加える |
| gen. | add one thing to another | つけ加える |
| gen. | add one thing to another | 附加える |
| gen. | add one thing to another | 附け加える |
| gen. | add one thing to another | 付け加える ichi1 news2 nf44 |
| gen. | n yoji adding redundant things | 屋上架屋 |
| gen. | exp n age at which even the slightest things seem funny | 箸が転んでも可笑しい年頃 (esp. said of a girl in the late teens) |
| gen. | exp n age at which even the slightest things seem funny | 箸が転んでもおかしい年頃 (esp. said of a girl in the late teens) |
| gen. | n all kinds of things | 諸諸 |
| gen. | n all kinds of things | 諸々 news2 nf43 |
| gen. | exp all living things | 生きとし生けるもの |
| gen. | exp all living things | 生きとし生ける物 |
| gen. | n yoji All living things must die | 生者必滅 |
| gen. | adv all sorts of things | 何でも彼んでも |
| gen. | exp all sorts of things | 何でも彼でも |
| gen. | exp all sorts of things | 何でもかでも |
| gen. | n yoji all sorts of things | 千緒万端 |
| gen. | adv all sorts of things | 何でもかんでも |
| gen. | n all things | 万物 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n all things | 万有 (ばん’ゆう) |
| gen. | n yoji all things | 諸事万端 |
| gen. | n yoji all things | 万事万端 |
| gen. | n yoji all things | 事事物物 |
| gen. | n yoji all things | 事々物々 |
| gen. | n all things | 万般 |
| gen. | exp yoji all things are in a state of flux | 万物流転 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 流転生死 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生死輪廻 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生死流転 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生生流転 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 転生輪廻 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 輪廻転生 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 流転輪廻 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生々流転 |
| gen. | exp All things come to those who wait | 果報は寝て待て |
| gen. | exp all things considered | それにしても spec1 |
| gen. | n yoji all things in nature | 森羅万象 |
| gen. | n yoji All worldly things are transitory | 諸行無常 |
| gen. | n always saying the wrong thing | 年中失言 |
| gen. | adv uk among other things | 就中 |
| gen. | prt conj among other things | とか spec1 |
| gen. | exp and another thing | さえに |
| gen. | and do the tactful or helpful thing | 気を利かせる |
| gen. | n another thing | 別物 news2 nf38 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t yoji any and every thing | 一切合財 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t yoji any and every thing | 一切合切 |
| gen. | n arranging things to suit oneself | 手盛り |
| gen. | exp as things are now | この分では |
| gen. | n awareness of things around one | 物心 news1 nf23 |
| gen. | n bad thing | 悪 |
| gen. | baseless thing | 謬妄 |
| gen. | become a thing of the past | 過去のものになる |
| gen. | become a thing of the past | 過去の物になる |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji being busy with many things | 御用繁多 |
| gen. | exp adj-i being concentrating one one thing | 余念が無い |
| gen. | exp adj-i being concentrating one one thing | 余念がない |
| gen. | exp n being cut out for certain things | 向き不向き (and not for others) |
| gen. | exp adj-i being good at dealing with things | 要領が良い |
| gen. | exp adj-i being good at dealing with things | 要領がいい |
| gen. | n yoji being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one | 法界悋気 |
| gen. | exp being multi-talented means never really being especially good at any one thing | 多芸は無芸 |
| gen. | n yoji being so broad-minded as to accept all sorts of things, both good and evil | 清濁併呑 |
| gen. | exp being the same thing | 選ぶ所がない (as) |
| gen. | big thing | 大物 news1 nf07 |
| gen. | n blackened thing | 黒塗り news2 nf31 |
| gen. | n both things | 両者 ichi1 news1 nf05 |
| gen. | exp cannot do a thing | 手も足も出ない |
| gen. | change the state of things | 様変わる |
| gen. | choose among many things | 多くの中から選ぶ |
| gen. | combine parts of two different things into a new thing | 足して二で割る |
| gen. | n commonly occurring thing | 茶飯事 |
| gen. | composite thing | 合成物 (ごうせい・ぶつ) |
| gen. | confuse two things | 取違える |
| gen. | confuse two things | 取り違える news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n convenient thing | 良くしたもの |
| gen. | ctr counter for different sorts of things | 種類 ichi1 news1 nf05 (しゅるい) |
| gen. | counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. | 丁 |
| gen. | ctr counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. | 梃 |
| gen. | ctr counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. | 挺 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for long cylindrical things | 本 ichi1 (ほん) |
| gen. | ctr counter for long, thin things | 枝 (i.e. swords, eda) |
| gen. | ctr counter for sets of things | 通り ichi1 (とうり) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for things inside a bag | 袋 (ふくろ) |
| gen. | ctr counter for things that are stacked, piled up | 襲 esp. 重ね (or layered, etc.) |
| gen. | ctr counter for things that are stacked, piled up | 重ね news2 nf30 (or layered, etc., かさね) |
| gen. | exp custom makes all things easy | 習うより慣れよ |
| gen. | exp custom makes all things easy | 習うより慣れろ |
| gen. | n dead thing | 死物 |
| gen. | n adj-no dealing with various things under one head | 十把一絡 |
| gen. | n adj-no dealing with various things under one head | 十把ひとからげ |
| gen. | n adj-no dealing with various things under one head | 十把一からげ |
| gen. | n adj-no dealing with various things under one head | 十把一絡げ |
| gen. | n yoji dependent on the state of things | 模様次第 |
| gen. | direct things | 直接的な事象 |
| gen. | direct things from behind the scenes | 糸を引く |
| gen. | n dirty things | 汚れ物 |
| gen. | adj-na n dislike of new things | 固陋 |
| gen. | do a silly thing | 馬鹿な事を為る |
| gen. | do a silly thing | 馬鹿な事をする |
| gen. | do a silly thing | 馬鹿なことをする |
| gen. | do and say ridiculous things | おちゃらける |
| gen. | do one thing exclusively | 事とする |
| gen. | n vs eating repulsive things | 悪食 |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no n enthusiasm for one thing | 凝り性 news2 nf45 spec2 |
| gen. | envision how things will turn out | 先が見える (usu. unfortunate) |
| gen. | exp even though things may appear this way | これでも |
| gen. | n excellent thing | 逸物 |
| gen. | exp expression of vague dissatisfaction with a thing, person, or situation | パッとしない |
| gen. | exp expression of vague dissatisfaction with a thing, person, or situation | ぱっとしない |
| gen. | n favorite thing | 寵物 (toy, gadget, etc.) |
| gen. | n fight in which things are thrown at each other | 投げ合い (e.g. pie fight) |
| gen. | n adj-na foolish thing | 尾籠 ateji |
| gen. | n adj-na foolish thing | 痴 |
| gen. | n adj-na foolish thing | 烏滸 |
| gen. | exp fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet | 阿呆の足下使い |
| gen. | exp adv uk for each and every thing that crops up | 事ある毎に |
| gen. | exp adv uk for each and every thing that crops up | 事あるごとに |
| gen. | n for one thing | １つ |
| gen. | exp for one thing ... | 一つには |
| gen. | n for one thing | 一 io |
| gen. | n for one thing | 一つ ichi1 news1 nf01 |
| gen. | forsake one thing for another | 見替える |
| gen. | forsake one thing for another | 見変える |
| gen. | generation of an unexpected result from combining things | 化学反応 (kagaku-hannō) |
| gen. | get things in the wrong order | 彼方此方 ichi1 spec1 (back to front) |
| gen. | get to the bottom of things | 刳る |
| gen. | get to the bottom of things | 剔る |
| gen. | get to the bottom of things | 抉る |
| gen. | n yoji getting a good sense of how things are changing | 動向把握 |
| gen. | exp gifted with two things | 天に二物を与えられた (usu. beauty and intelligence) |
| gen. | n good thing | いいところ |
| gen. | exp n good thing | 良い事 |
| gen. | exp n good thing | 好いこと |
| gen. | exp n uk good thing | いい事 |
| gen. | exp n good thing | 好い事 |
| gen. | exp n good thing | 良いこと |
| gen. | n good thing | いいとこ |
| gen. | n good thing | 善事 |
| gen. | exp handling things without making waves | 柳に風 |
| gen. | n harmonious, well-made thing | 良くしたもの |
| gen. | n hatred of things Korean | 嫌韓 (by Japanese, けんかん) |
| gen. | have a narrow view of things | 葦の髄から天井のぞく |
| gen. | have a narrow view of things | 葦の髄から天井を覗く |
| gen. | exp Have a narrow view of things | 管の穴から天を覗く |
| gen. | have things scattered here and there | 取散らかる |
| gen. | have things scattered here and there | 取り散らかる |
| gen. | have things to do | 用が有る |
| gen. | have two things | 合せ持つ (e.g. good and bad points at the same time) |
| gen. | have two things | 合わせ持つ (e.g. good and bad points at the same time) |
| gen. | have two things | 併せ持つ news2 nf33 (e.g. good and bad points at the same time) |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things | 甘辛両刀 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things | 甘辛両党 |
| gen. | having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something | 気触れ spec1 (esp. a language, a culture, etc.) |
| gen. | hold a thing in arms | かかえ込む |
| gen. | hold a thing in arms | 抱えこむ |
| gen. | hold a thing in arms | 抱え込む news2 nf40 |
| gen. | suf honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you | 様々 |
| gen. | suf honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you | 様様 |
| gen. | exp How are things with you? | いかがお過ごしですか |
| gen. | how things are | あり方 |
| gen. | how things are | 在り方 |
| gen. | n how things got this way | 経緯 news1 nf04 (keii) |
| gen. | n how well one controls things | 手綱捌き |
| gen. | n how well one controls things | 手綱さばき |
| gen. | exp I can't die and leave things this way | 死んでも死に切れない |
| gen. | exp I can't die and leave things this way | 死んでも死にきれない |
| gen. | exp I can't die and leave things this way | 死んでも死に切れぬ |
| gen. | exp if things don't go well | 下手をすると |
| gen. | exp if things don't go well | 下手すると |
| gen. | exp if things go well | あわよくば |
| gen. | n if things go wrong | 罷り間違えば |
| gen. | exp if things permit | 事と次第で |
| gen. | n yoji individual different ways of doing things | 各種各様 |
| gen. | exp it's human nature to consider things that are afar as beautiful and things that are up close as unsightly | 遠きは花の香近きは糞の香 |
| gen. | n Japanese style thing | 倭物 |
| gen. | n Japanese style thing | 和物 |
| gen. | n Japanese-made thing | 倭物 |
| gen. | n Japanese-made thing | 和物 |
| gen. | judging things from personal experience | 経験主義 |
| gen. | adv n vs on-mim large thing swaying | ゆさゆさ |
| gen. | n leaving things exposed outside all night | 夜晒 |
| gen. | exp leaving things to others | あなた任せ |
| gen. | exp leaving things to others | 貴方任せ |
| gen. | exp leaving things to others | 彼方任せ |
| gen. | n leaving things unfinished | 尻抜け |
| gen. | let things end up as they will | あるに従う |
| gen. | let things end up as they will | あるに任せる |
| gen. | n adj-na liking to keep things clean | 綺麗好き |
| gen. | n adj-na liking to keep things clean | 奇麗好き |
| gen. | n adj-na liking to keep things clean | きれい好き |
| gen. | n living thing | 有生 |
| gen. | n living thing | 生き物 ichi1 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | n living things | 生類 |
| gen. | n living things | 生者 news2 nf46 |
| gen. | n adj-no living things | 生物 ichi1 news1 nf04 (seibutsu) |
| gen. | n living things | 衆生 |
| gen. | n vs lumping similar things together and giving the group a collective name | 泛称 |
| gen. | n vs lumping similar things together and giving the group a collective name | 汎称 |
| gen. | n adj-no lumping together all sorts of things | 十把一絡 |
| gen. | n adj-no lumping together all sorts of things | 十把ひとからげ |
| gen. | n adj-no lumping together all sorts of things | 十把一からげ |
| gen. | n adj-no lumping together all sorts of things | 十把一絡げ |
| gen. | make a big thing of | 事立てる |
| gen. | make a good thing out of | 甘い汁を吸う (something) |
| gen. | make a young woman own thing | 手折る |
| gen. | make things pleasant | 愛嬌を振りまく |
| gen. | make things pleasant | 愛きょうをふりまく |
| gen. | make things pleasant | 愛嬌を振り撒く common error is 愛想を振りまく |
| gen. | make things pleasant | 愛きょうを振りまく |
| gen. | make things worse | 火に油をそそぐ |
| gen. | make things worse | 火に油を注ぐ |
| gen. | n matchless things | 双璧 |
| gen. | n men's things | 男物 |
| gen. | exp missing important things here and there | 櫛の歯が抜けたよう unorthodox version of 櫛の歯が欠けたよう |
| gen. | exp missing important things here and there | 櫛の歯が欠けたよう |
| gen. | mistake one thing for another | 取違える |
| gen. | mistake one thing for another | 取り違える news2 nf35 |
| gen. | mix up two things | 取違える |
| gen. | mix up two things | 取り違える news2 nf35 |
| gen. | exp most favorite thing | 大のお気に入り |
| gen. | most important thing | 命 ichi1 news1 nf04 sometimes written as 生命 |
| gen. | n multi-purpose thing | 汎用品 |
| gen. | n necessary thing | 要事 |
| gen. | exp neither one thing nor the other | 帯に短し襷に長し |
| gen. | n new thing | さらぴん |
| gen. | n new thing | サラピン |
| gen. | n new thing | 新しいもの |
| gen. | n new thing | 新しい物 |
| gen. | exp next thing you know | 気がつくと |
| gen. | exp next thing you know | 気が付くと |
| gen. | non-fungible thing | 被代替物 |
| gen. | nonspecific thing | 種類物 |
| gen. | not being bothered by unimportant things | 磊々 |
| gen. | not being bothered by unimportant things | 磊磊 |
| gen. | n old things | 旧物 |
| gen. | n other things | 余事 |
| gen. | n one's own thing | 御手の物 |
| gen. | n one's own thing | お手の物 |
| gen. | n one's own thing | 手の物 |
| gen. | one's own way of doing things | 無手勝流 (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor) |
| gen. | pack things | 荷物を詰める |
| gen. | n pathos of things | 物の哀れ |
| gen. | n people who get things done | 行動派 |
| gen. | n person or thing to be avoided | 鬼門 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | person who has lost a thing | 遺失主 |
| gen. | n vs person who is made to do things or get things for someone else | 使いっぱしり |
| gen. | n vs person who is made to do things or get things for someone else | 使いっ走り |
| gen. | n uk person who tends to find most things bothersome | 面倒臭がり |
| gen. | n uk person who tends to find most things bothersome | 面倒くさがり |
| gen. | n place or container into which to put things | 物入れ |
| gen. | n place to put things | 置所 |
| gen. | n place to put things | 置きどころ |
| gen. | n place to put things | 置き所 |
| gen. | place where things are burned | 焼場 |
| gen. | place where things are burned | 焼き場 |
| gen. | n adj-no place where things are sold | 売場 (うりば) |
| gen. | n adj-no place where things are sold | 売り場 ichi1 news1 nf06 (うりば) |
| gen. | n pole used to hand things up a ladder | 才取り棒 |
| gen. | exp adj-no yoji polite or diplomatic way of putting things | 社交辞令 |
| gen. | n adj-na practice of mixing things normally kept separate | チャンポン |
| gen. | n adj-na practice of mixing things normally kept separate | ちゃんぽん |
| gen. | procedure, circumstances, status of things | 次第 |
| gen. | random thing | 謬妄 |
| gen. | read too much into things | 気を回す |
| gen. | n reading too much into things | 穿ちすぎ |
| gen. | n reading too much into things | 穿ち過ぎ |
| gen. | exp uk render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's | カエサルの物はカエサルに |
| gen. | exp risky thing to do | 狐に小豆飯 (like feeding a fox) |
| gen. | say all kinds of things | 兎や角言う |
| gen. | say all kinds of things | とやかく言う |
| gen. | say commonplace things | おざなりになって |
| gen. | say the same thing over and over again | 口が酸っぱくなる |
| gen. | say things to ease mind | 気休めを言う |
| gen. | n saying nice things about a person | 仲人口 |
| gen. | n adj-na saying one thing and doing another | 言行不一致 |
| gen. | n saying the same thing | 一口同音 |
| gen. | n seeing things in a favourable light | ひいき目 (favorable) |
| gen. | n seeing things in a favourable light | 贔屓目 (favorable) |
| gen. | show someone a thing or two | 目にもの見せる |
| gen. | show someone a thing or two | 目に物見せる |
| gen. | n silly things | 譫言 ik |
| gen. | n silly things | たわ言 |
| gen. | n silly things | 戲言 oK |
| gen. | n silly things | 戯言 |
| gen. | exp similar things turning up one after another | 雨後の竹の子 |
| gen. | exp similar things turning up one after another | 雨後のタケノコ |
| gen. | exp similar things turning up one after another | 雨後の筍 |
| gen. | n adj-no small things | 微物 |
| gen. | exp some things are better left unsaid | 言わぬが花 |
| gen. | start a lot of things without finishing any | 齧り散らす |
| gen. | n adj-na stupid thing | 痴 |
| gen. | n adj-na stupid thing | 尾籠 ateji |
| gen. | n adj-na stupid thing | 烏滸 |
| gen. | exp stupidity of using people for small things | 阿呆の足下使い |
| gen. | such a thing | 其の辺 |
| gen. | such a thing | その辺 |
| gen. | exp v5r-i uk such a thing happened | 事がある spec1 after the past tense form of a verb |
| gen. | exp adj-i uk such a thing has not happened | 事が無い after the past tense form of a verb |
| gen. | prt such things as | や spec1 (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place) |
| gen. | prt conj such things as | とか spec1 |
| gen. | such things as A and B | やら |
| gen. | n yoji supernatural things | 怪力乱神 |
| gen. | n sure thing | 銀行レース |
| gen. | adv sure thing | ばっちし |
| gen. | n sure thing | 本命 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | int sure thing | そうさ |
| gen. | exp sure thing | いいとも |
| gen. | adv sure thing | ばっちり |
| gen. | taking good care of things | 物持 |
| gen. | taking good care of things | 物持ち |
| gen. | talk about indecent things | 下がかる |
| gen. | talk about indecent things | 下掛る |
| gen. | talk about indecent things | 下掛かる |
| gen. | n tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities | ハード面 |
| gen. | n temporal things | 虚蝉 ateji |
| gen. | n temporal things | 現人 |
| gen. | n temporal things | 空蝉 ateji |
| gen. | n uk tending to find things bothersome | 面倒臭がり |
| gen. | n uk tending to find things bothersome | 面倒くさがり |
| gen. | n the beginning of things | 事始め |
| gen. | exp yoji the evanescence impermanence of worldly things | 飛花落葉 |
| gen. | n-adv yoji the first thing one says after opening the mouth | 開口一番 |
| gen. | exp the hardest thing of all | 難中の難 |
| gen. | n yoji the impermanence of worldly things | 諸行無常 |
| gen. | n the main thing | 主物 |
| gen. | the main thing | 主 ichi1 (ぬし) |
| gen. | n the number of flat things | 枚数 ichi1 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | exp the one thing that is well-remembered | 一つ覚え |
| gen. | exp the only thing needed | さえも |
| gen. | prt the only thing needed | すら |
| gen. | exp the only thing needed | すらも |
| gen. | prt the only thing needed | さえ spec1 |
| gen. | n the other thing | 他物 |
| gen. | n the other thing | 他の物 |
| gen. | n the principle of the thing | ものの道理 |
| gen. | n the principle of the thing | 物の道理 |
| gen. | n the same thing | 一つ事 |
| gen. | n yoji the seven treasures and many other precious things | 七珍万宝 |
| gen. | exp the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat | 三十六計逃げるにしかず |
| gen. | exp the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat | 三十六計逃げるに如かず |
| gen. | the start of things | 嚆矢 |
| gen. | the current state of things | あり方 |
| gen. | the current state of things | 在り方 |
| gen. | exp uk The strangest thing happened | 有ろうことか |
| gen. | exp uk The strangest thing happened | 有ろう事か |
| gen. | n the thing itself | 其れ自体 |
| gen. | n the thing itself | それ自体 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji the two views of an object referring to the same thing | 表裏一体 |
| gen. | n uk the very thing | 其の物 |
| gen. | n uk the very thing | その物 ichi1 |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to the very thing itself | 宛然 |
| gen. | n the way a company does things | 社風 news2 nf29 |
| gen. | the way of things | 物 ichi1 (もの) |
| gen. | n the way things are or should be | 有様 ichi1 |
| gen. | n the way things are or should be | 有り様 ichi1 news1 nf23 (ありさま) |
| gen. | the way things really are | 情 ichi1 news1 nf10 |
| gen. | n vs the whole thing being settled | 万事解決 |
| gen. | exp uk there is no such thing as | と言うことはない spec1 |
| gen. | exp there's no such thing as a free lunch | ただ飯はない |
| gen. | exp there's no such thing as a free lunch | タダ飯はない |
| gen. | n thing bartered | 交換品 |
| gen. | n thing in itself | アンジッヒ (philosophy) |
| gen. | n thing in itself | 物自体 |
| gen. | n thing in itself | 即自 (philosophy) |
| gen. | n thing left unnoticed | 見落とし news2 nf38 |
| gen. | n thing left unnoticed | 見落 |
| gen. | n thing left unnoticed | 見落し (みおとし) |
| gen. | n thing someone needs or wants | 要る物 |
| gen. | uk thing of little to no value | 粕 |
| gen. | uk thing of little to no value | 糟 |
| gen. | uk thing of little to no value | 滓 (かす) |
| gen. | n thing of medium quality | 中物 |
| gen. | thing or method used to collect information or opinions | アンテナ gai1 ichi1 (antena) |
| gen. | thing oriented conception | もの的発想 |
| gen. | suf thing that is ... | ちょ after a noun or the root of an adjective |
| gen. | suf thing that is ... | っちょ |
| gen. | n thing that reminds one of a particular season | 風物誌 ik |
| gen. | n thing that reminds one of a particular season | 風物詩 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | n thing to be done | 用件 ichi1 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | n thing to note | 見処 |
| gen. | n thing to note | 見どころ news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n thing to note | 見所 ichi1 (けんしょ) |
| gen. | exp things always work out | 良くしたもの |
| gen. | n things at hand | 所持品 |
| gen. | n adj-na adj-no yoji things being very eventful at home and abroad | 内外多事 |
| gen. | things don't look good | 雲行きが怪しい |
| gen. | exp things don't work that well in the real world | そうは問屋がおろさない |
| gen. | exp things don't work that well in the real world | 然うは問屋が卸さない |
| gen. | exp things don't work that well in the real world | そうは問屋が卸さない |
| gen. | n things dried in the sun | 乾し物 (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.) |
| gen. | n things dried in the sun | 乾物 io (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.) |
| gen. | n things dried in the sun | 干物 (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.) |
| gen. | n things dried in the sun | 干し物 (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.) |
| gen. | n things forming units by themselves | セパレーツ (esp. women's outer garments, e.g. skirt and jumper) |
| gen. | n yoji things happening exactly as one pleases | 麻姑掻痒 (wishes) |
| gen. | n things in stock | 持合せ |
| gen. | n things in stock | 持合わせ (もちあわせ) |
| gen. | n things in stock | 持ち合せ |
| gen. | n things in stock | 持ち合わせ news2 nf25 |
| gen. | n things inseparable | 形影 |
| gen. | n things left undone | 遣り残し |
| gen. | n things left undone | やり残し |
| gen. | exp suf things like ... | なんか spec1 |
| gen. | n things of little value | 一紙半銭 |
| gen. | n things on hand | 持ち合せ |
| gen. | n things on hand | 持合わせ (もちあわせ) |
| gen. | n things on hand | 持合せ |
| gen. | n things on hand | 持ち合わせ news2 nf25 |
| gen. | n things overheard | 傍耳 |
| gen. | things particular to a certain region or season | 風物 news2 nf32 |
| gen. | n things prohibited by chopstick etiquette | 忌み箸 |
| gen. | n things prohibited by chopstick etiquette | 禁じ箸 |
| gen. | n things prohibited by chopstick etiquette | 嫌い箸 |
| gen. | exp things reminiscent of bygone days | 昔を偲ばせる品 |
| gen. | exp things seldom go as one wishes | そうは問屋がおろさない |
| gen. | exp things seldom go as one wishes | 然うは問屋が卸さない |
| gen. | exp things seldom go as one wishes | そうは問屋が卸さない |
| gen. | things sent to a prisoner | 差入れ |
| gen. | things sent to a prisoner | 差し入れ news2 nf28 |
| gen. | n things that belonged to the deceased | 遺品 news1 nf17 |
| gen. | exp things that look similar but are completely different | 下駄と焼き味噌 |
| gen. | things that tie one down | 繋累 |
| gen. | things that tie one down | 係累 |
| gen. | n things thrown | 投物 (out) |
| gen. | n things thrown | 投げ物 (out, なげもの) |
| gen. | n things to do | 用事 ichi1 news2 nf25 (ようじ) |
| gen. | n things to keep in mind | 留意点 |
| gen. | n things used in archery | 弓具 |
| gen. | n three box-shaped things | 三箱 |
| gen. | tricky thing | 癖者 |
| gen. | tricky thing | 曲物 (まがりもの) |
| gen. | tricky thing | くせ者 |
| gen. | tricky thing | 曲者 |
| gen. | n trivial thing | 由無し事 |
| gen. | n trivial thing | 由なし事 |
| gen. | n trivial thing | よしなし事 |
| gen. | exp yoji trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing | 矯角殺牛 |
| gen. | n vs yoji turning things around with a home run | 一発逆転 |
| gen. | n two flat things | 二葉 news2 nf27 |
| gen. | n adj-no two things | 二者 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | two things heaped together | 重ね餅 |
| gen. | n unique thing | 天下一 |
| gen. | unused thing | 明き |
| gen. | unused thing | 空き ichi1 news1 nf13 (あき) |
| gen. | exp unused things | 箪笥の肥し (esp. clothing) |
| gen. | exp unused things | 箪笥の肥やし (esp. clothing) |
| gen. | exp adj-i uk used to explicitly deny one thing while also implicitly denying other things | でも無い spec1 |
| gen. | n useful thing | 遣い物 usu. in the negative |
| gen. | n useful thing | 使い物 news2 nf46 |
| gen. | useless things | 長物 |
| gen. | n yoji useless things | 夏炉冬扇 |
| gen. | n adj-no usual state of things | 常 news1 nf05 |
| gen. | valuable thing | 大物 news1 nf07 |
| gen. | variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu | 抽出し |
| gen. | variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu | 抽斗 oK |
| gen. | variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu | 抽匣 |
| gen. | variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu | 引出し ichi1 (ひきだし) |
| gen. | variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu | 抽き出し |
| gen. | variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu | 引き出し ichi1 news1 nf11 (ひきだし) |
| gen. | exp various things | そんなこんな spec1 often as そんなこんなで |
| gen. | adv adj-no n vs uk doing various things | 左右 (さゆう) |
| gen. | n various things | 諸々 news2 nf43 |
| gen. | n various things | 諸諸 |
| gen. | adv adj-no n vs uk doing various things | 兎角 ichi1 |
| gen. | n viewing all things as undifferentiated and equal | 平等観 |
| gen. | exp n way of looking at things | 物の見方 |
| gen. | n way of things | 理 |
| gen. | n way of things | 理り |
| gen. | exp way one looks at things | 気の持ちよう |
| gen. | n western things | 洋モノ |
| gen. | n western things | 洋物 |
| gen. | exp what with one thing and another | 何やかやで |
| gen. | exp adj-ix what's the best thing to do? | どうしたらいい |
| gen. | exp adj-i uk what's the best thing to do? | どうしたら良い |
| gen. | exp adv uk with every little thing | 事ある毎に |
| gen. | exp adv uk with every little thing | 事あるごとに |
| gen. | n wondrous thing | 霊異 |
| gen. | work at various things | 食い荒す |
| gen. | work at various things | 食い荒らす |
| gen. | n-pref n worthless thing | 木端 io (koppa) |
| gen. | n-pref n worthless thing | 木片 io (mokuhen) |
| gen. | n-pref n worthless thing | 木葉 io |
| gen. | worthless thing | 犬猫 |
| gen. | n-pref n worthless thing | 木っ片 |
| gen. | n-pref n worthless thing | 木っ葉 |
| gen. | n-pref n worthless thing | 木っ端 |
| gen. | n written thing | 著作物 (e.g. book, musical composition) |