| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | abode of immortals and gods | 神境 |
| gen. | n Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands | 沖縄返還協定 |
| gen. | n agricultural and fishing industries | 農漁業 |
| gen. | n agricultural and marine products | 農水産 |
| gen. | n agricultural machinery and equipment | 農機具 news2 nf26 |
| gen. | n agricultural, mountain and fishing villages | 農山漁村 |
| gen. | adj-f agriculture and fisheries | 農水 |
| gen. | n agriculture and forestry | 農林 ichi1 news1 nf07 |
| gen. | n agriculture and horticulture | 農芸 news2 nf38 (nōgei) |
| gen. | n agriculture and industry | 農工 news2 nf28 |
| gen. | n agriculture, forestry and fishing industries training institute | 農林漁業体験実習館 |
| gen. | n aluminium and sicilicum alloy | シルミン (shirumin) |
| gen. | aluminum saucepan with a handle usu. wooden and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern | 行平鍋 (aluminium) |
| gen. | aluminum saucepan with a handle usu. wooden and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern | 雪平鍋 (aluminium) |
| gen. | n annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve | 紅白歌合戦 (sponsored and broadcast by NHK) |
| gen. | n annual income and expenditure | 歳入歳出 (さいにゅうさいしゅつ) |
| gen. | n area between river and river bank | 河川敷 news1 nf14 (かせん・ぢき) |
| gen. | n area between sex organs and the anus | 蟻の門渡り |
| gen. | n area including Nagoya and Kobe | 名神 |
| gen. | n area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life | 中奥 |
| gen. | n area on a cruise ship having the main outdoor swimming pool and sunbathing area | リド・デッキ |
| gen. | n area on a cruise ship having the main outdoor swimming pool and sunbathing area | リドデッキ |
| gen. | n vs arguing back and forth | 遣り取り |
| gen. | n vs arguing back and forth | やり取り ichi1 |
| gen. | n vs ascent and descent | 上がり降り |
| gen. | n vs ascent and descent | 上がり下り |
| gen. | n vs attaching and detaching | 着脱 news2 nf43 (ちゃくだつ) |
| gen. | n Automated Data Editing and Switching System | ＡＤＥＳＳ |
| gen. | n automatic camera for detecting and recording speeding vehicles | オービス (from Orbis - brand name) |
| gen. | Okinawa bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals | 旗頭 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | n sens bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt | 支那竹 |
| gen. | n uk bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt | 麺媽 |
| gen. | n uk bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt | 麺麻 |
| gen. | n ban on maritime activities during China's Ming and Qing dynasties | 海禁 |
| gen. | n bathtub placed on the roadside and rented to customers | 辻風呂 |
| gen. | n batting and fielding | 攻守 news1 nf10 |
| gen. | n vs becoming emaciated and die | 衰死 |
| gen. | n yoji bedding worn flat and hard by usage | 煎餅蒲団 |
| gen. | n yoji bedding worn flat and hard by usage | 煎餅布団 |
| gen. | n vs beginning and end | 首尾 news2 nf40 spec2 |
| gen. | n vs beginning and end | 終始 ichi1 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | n beginning and end | 起結 |
| gen. | n beginning and end | 後先 |
| gen. | exp n beginning and ending | 本末 |
| gen. | n vs yoji beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning | 下学上達 |
| gen. | bellows expansion and contraction joint | ベローズ伸縮継手 (ベローズしんしゅくつぎて) |
| gen. | bend back and forth | 折れ曲がる |
| gen. | bend loosely back and forth | くねる |
| gen. | n biological and chemical weapons | 生物化学兵器 |
| gen. | n bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting | 花鳥画 |
| gen. | n birds and animals | 禽獣 |
| gen. | n birds and wild animals | 鳥獣 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | borrow and deposit | 預合 |
| gen. | adv uk bound hand and foot | がんじ搦め |
| gen. | adv uk bound hand and foot | 雁字がらめ |
| gen. | adv uk bound hand and foot | 雁字搦め |
| gen. | n yoji bound hands and arms | 高手小手 |
| gen. | n adj-no boys and girls | 少年少女 |
| gen. | n boys and girls | 児女 |
| gen. | n brave and stalwart man | 益荒猛男 |
| gen. | adj-na n yoji brazen and unscrupulous | 厚顔無恥 |
| gen. | n Bronsted acids and bases | ブレンステッド酸塩基 |
| gen. | n calendar of school events and dates | 学年暦 |
| gen. | casserole dish dedicated to the Doria family, often with green, white and red colours | ドーリア named after the Doria family of Genoa |
| gen. | casserole dish dedicated to the Doria family, often with green, white and red colours | ドリア |
| gen. | n chest and stomach | 心腹 |
| gen. | Chinese and Japanese | 漢和 ichi1 (languages) |
| gen. | n yoji Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music | 詩歌管弦 |
| gen. | n Chinese dish with fried egg and crab | 蟹玉 |
| gen. | n Chinese dish with fried egg and crab | 蠏玉 |
| gen. | n Chinese dish with fried egg and crab | かに玉 |
| gen. | n Chinese, Japanese and Korean | 日中韓 |
| gen. | n Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese | 日中韓越 (usu. characters) |
| gen. | n Chinese smoked and salted ham | 臈乾 |
| gen. | n Chinese smoked and salted ham | 臘乾 |
| gen. | n Chinese-style spare ribs esp. pork, also beef and lamb, breaded and fried | 排骨 |
| 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. | n consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents | 巣ごもり消費 |
| gen. | n Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 拷問等禁止条約 |
| gen. | n Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | ＣＩＴＥＳ |
| gen. | n Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | ジェノサイド条約 (United Nations, 1948) |
| gen. | n Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters | 海洋投棄規制条約 |
| gen. | adj-na n cool and clear | 清冽 |
| gen. | exp adj-i cool and cute | かっこ可愛い |
| gen. | exp adj-i cool and cute | 格好可愛い |
| gen. | exp adj-i cool and cute | カッコ可愛い |
| gen. | cool and dark space | 冷暗所 |
| gen. | adj-na n cool and refreshing | 爽涼 |
| gen. | adv vs on-mim cool and refreshing | すーすー (aftertaste) |
| gen. | adj-na n cool and refreshing | 爽凉 oK |
| gen. | adv vs on-mim cool and refreshing | スースー (aftertaste) |
| gen. | n uk crab meat and rice | 蟹飯 |
| gen. | n crab meat mixed with vegetables and egg yolk, steamed inside its shell | 甲羅蒸 |
| gen. | n crab meat mixed with vegetables and egg yolk, steamed inside its shell | 甲羅蒸し |
| gen. | n custom habit of diligence and thrift | 勤倹の風 |
| gen. | n custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice | 冬至カボチャ |
| gen. | n custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice | 冬至南瓜 |
| gen. | n vs dancing and clapping one's hands with joy | 抃舞 |
| gen. | n "dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position | 手踊り |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to dark and desolate | 陰陰 |
| gen. | n dark and light | 幽明 |
| gen. | n dark and light | 幽冥 |
| gen. | n dates of birth and death | 生没年 |
| gen. | dealing with matters quickly and carelessly | 短絡 news1 nf21 (tanraku) |
| gen. | Densha Otoko trans: Train Man 2channel phemonenon, television series, manga, novel and movie | 電車男 (unclass) |
| gen. | n difference between track followed by front and back inner wheels when turning | 内輪差 |
| gen. | n vs discussing and deciding | 論定 |
| gen. | n dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. | 豚骨 (from Kagoshima) |
| gen. | n dish of fish meat, etc., tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce | ちり (ちり) |
| gen. | n dish of fish meat, etc., tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce | ちり鍋 (ちりなべ) |
| gen. | n dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions | 酒盗 (specialty of Kochi Prefecture) |
| gen. | n uk dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar | 鱠 |
| gen. | n uk dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar | 膾 (なます) |
| gen. | n dish of rice, fish and vegetables | 五目飯 |
| gen. | n dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers | 酢憤り |
| gen. | n dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers | 酢憤 |
| gen. | n dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers | しもつかれ (popular in Tochigi Prefecture and surrounds) |
| gen. | n dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other | 相作り |
| gen. | n dish of white miso mixed with roasted Japanese nutmeg powder, sugar and sesame seeds, etc. | 榧味噌 |
| gen. | n uk dishes based on spring onions and tuna | 葱鮪 (ねぎま) |
| gen. | n sens of a woman divorcing and moving back in with her parents | 出戻り |
| gen. | n drought and floods | 旱水 |
| gen. | n yoji early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji | 仮名草紙 (primarily intended for women and children) |
| gen. | n yoji early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji | 仮名草子 (primarily intended for women and children) |
| gen. | n eatery which allows people to bring their pet dogs and provides separate menus for dogs and their owners | ドッグ・カフェ |
| gen. | n eatery which allows people to bring their pet dogs and provides separate menus for dogs and their owners | ドッグカフェ |
| gen. | n electrical and electronic | 電気電子 |
| 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 vs embarking and disembarking | 乗降 news1 nf23 (じょうこう) |
| gen. | Environment and Ocean Division | 環境海洋課 |
| gen. | n excellent and good | 甲乙 news2 nf44 spec2 |
| gen. | n yoji excellent opinions and theories | 名論卓説 |
| gen. | foot and mouth disease | 口蹄疫 |
| gen. | n foot-and-mouth disease | 口蹄疫 |
| gen. | n yoji forlorn and helpless | 秋風落莫 |
| gen. | n foxes and tanuki | 狐狸 |
| gen. | gathering and bundling | 収束 news2 nf34 (shūsoku) |
| gen. | n vs gathering and coming | 来集 |
| gen. | n vs yoji gathering and scattering | 離散集合 (りさん・しゅうごう) |
| gen. | gathering firewood and drawing water | 薪水 |
| gen. | n vs yoji many things gathering like clouds and vanishing like mist | 雲集霧散 |
| gen. | n gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc. | ジャーナルクラブ |
| gen. | n gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc. | ジャーナル・クラブ |
| gen. | n gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc. | 抄読会 |
| gen. | n vs yoji gorging and swilling | 牛飲馬食 |
| gen. | n adj-no government and people | 官民 news1 nf10 |
| gen. | n government and people | 朝野 |
| gen. | n adj-no government and people | 公私 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | n government and public offices | 官公署 (かんこうしょ) |
| gen. | n government post and court rank | 官爵 |
| gen. | n ham and eggs | ハム・エッグ |
| gen. | n ham and eggs | ハムエッグ |
| gen. | n ham and salad | ハム・サラダ |
| gen. | n ham and salad | ハムサラダ |
| gen. | n adj-no hardness and softness | 剛柔 |
| gen. | exp hardness and softness | 剛と柔 |
| gen. | n uk herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand | 羅漢果 |
| gen. | n hide-and-go-seek | 隠れん坊 |
| gen. | n hide-and-seek | 隠れん坊 (the game) |
| gen. | highs and lows | 起伏 news1 nf20 (kifuku) |
| gen. | n yoji holding a flower and subtly smiling | 拈華微笑 |
| gen. | n holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp | えび反り (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power) |
| gen. | n holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp | 海老反り (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power) |
| gen. | horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan | 伝 (つたわり) |
| gen. | adv implicitly and explicitly | 陰に陽に |
| gen. | n yoji incantation and prayer | 加持祈祷 |
| gen. | n indivisibility of the body and the land | 身土不二 (because the body is made from food and food is made from the land) |
| gen. | n adj-no indoor and outdoor | 室内外 |
| gen. | n vs injuries and deaths | 死傷 news2 nf27 |
| gen. | n injuries and sickness | 傷病 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | n insects and fish | 虫魚 |
| gen. | n inside and outside | 内外 news1 nf03 |
| gen. | n vs inside and outside | 表裏 ichi1 news1 nf19 (hyōri) |
| gen. | exp inside and outside the company | 社内外 |
| gen. | exp adj-no inside and outside the country | 国内外 (こくないがい) |
| gen. | n inside cloth used around cuff and hem | 八掛 |
| gen. | exp intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself | ミイラ取りがミイラになる |
| gen. | n vs investigation and decision | 勘決 |
| gen. | n justice and compassion | 情理 (criminal justice context) |
| gen. | justice and humanity | 正義人道 |
| gen. | n justice and humanity | 情義 |
| gen. | keep in mind and do as one has been told | 体する |
| gen. | n vs kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels | 跪坐 |
| gen. | n vs kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels | 跪座 |
| gen. | n vs kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles | 正坐 |
| gen. | n vs kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles | 正座 ichi1 news2 nf37 |
| gen. | knitting and braiding machinery | 編組機械 |
| gen. | exp Knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage | 義を見てせざるは勇なきなり |
| gen. | n Ksitigarbha statue erected to help deliver miscarried and aborted fetuses to buddhahood | 水子地蔵 (foetuses) |
| gen. | n logic and emotion | 情理 |
| gen. | lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3 | 七五三 news2 nf46 spec2 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji majestic and splendid | 荘厳華麗 |
| gen. | make merry and forgot troubles | はっちゃける |
| gen. | make null and void | 反古にする |
| gen. | make null and void | 反故にする |
| gen. | exp make one wrong move and... | 一歩間違うと |
| gen. | make something from wet, pulpy material by spreading it thin and drying it | 抄く |
| gen. | make something from wet, pulpy material by spreading it thin and drying it | 漉く |
| gen. | make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt | 締める ichi1 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | n vs yoji make swift decisions and take quick actions | 即決即断 |
| gen. | n man aggressively pursuing sex and riches | 肉食系 |
| gen. | n man and wife | 夫妻 ichi1 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | n man and woman | 男女 ichi1 news1 nf02 |
| gen. | n man in charge of delivering letters and packages during the Edo period | 便屋 |
| gen. | n man in good health between 21 and 60 years of age to whom applied various corvee and taxes | 正丁 (under the ritsuryo system) |
| gen. | exp Man is made of flesh and blood | 人木石に非ず |
| gen. | n man of learning and virtue | 士君子 |
| gen. | n man of outstanding learning and virtue | 俊豪 |
| gen. | n yoji man who is both handsome and fun | 二枚目半 halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目 |
| gen. | n man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches | 雑食系 |
| gen. | n man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family | 入聟 |
| gen. | n man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family | 入壻 |
| gen. | n man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family | 入婿 |
| gen. | n man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family | 入り婿 |
| gen. | n man with wife and kids | 妻子持ち |
| gen. | n maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately | 抜き付け |
| gen. | n man'yougana written in sousho style, an intermediate stage between hiragana and man'yougana | 草仮名 |
| gen. | n medieval armour lacking a solid breastplate and sleeves | 筒丸 |
| gen. | n medieval armour lacking a solid breastplate and sleeves | 胴丸 |
| gen. | merits and demerits | 長短 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | n merits and demerits | 功罪 news2 nf25 |
| gen. | n merits and demerits | 功過 |
| gen. | n yoji something having its merits and demerits | 一長一短 news2 nf37 |
| 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. | n method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh | 観音開き |
| gen. | n method of learning through repetition conceived by Kageyama Hideo, which involves multiplying and other calculations carried out on a 10-by-10 grid of numbers | 百ます計算 |
| gen. | n method of learning through repetition conceived by Kageyama Hideo, which involves multiplying and other calculations carried out on a 10-by-10 grid of numbers | 百マス計算 |
| gen. | n Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce | 農商務省 (Meiji-Taisho) |
| gen. | n Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | 農林水産省 news2 nf27 (んおうりん・すいさん・しょう) |
| gen. | n Ministry of Civil Administration and Social Welfare | 地官 (Zhou-dynasty China) |
| gen. | n Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | ＭＥＴＩ |
| gen. | n Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 経済産業省 |
| gen. | n Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 文部科学省 |
| gen. | n Ministry of Health and Welfare | 厚生省 news1 nf02 (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
| gen. | n Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare | 厚生労働省 |
| gen. | n Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications | 総務省 (formerly Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications) |
| gen. | n former Ministry of International Trade and Industry | 通産省 ichi1 news1 nf02 (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, つうさんしょう) |
| gen. | n former Ministry of International Trade and Industry | 通商産業省 news2 nf47 (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, つうしょうさんぎょうしょう) |
| gen. | n Ministry of International Trade and Industry | 通商産業 |
| gen. | n Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | 国土交通省 |
| gen. | n former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | 郵政省 news1 nf04 (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) |
| gen. | n vs mitigation and remission | 減免 news1 nf14 (e.g. in criminal law, げんめん) |
| gen. | n vs mixing and matching | 着回 (clothes, accessories, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs mixing and matching | 着回し (clothes, accessories, etc.) |
| gen. | n mixing business and golf | 接待ゴルフ |
| gen. | exp mixing good and bad together | 糞も味噌も一緒 |
| gen. | n yoji mixture of both culture and vulgarism | 雅俗混淆 |
| gen. | n yoji mixture of both culture and vulgarism | 雅俗混交 |
| gen. | n yoji mixture of both literary and colloquial | 雅俗混淆 (language) |
| gen. | n yoji mixture of both literary and colloquial | 雅俗混交 (language) |
| gen. | n yoji mixture synthesis of Buddhism and Shintoism | 神仏混淆 |
| gen. | n mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc. | 生チョコレート |
| gen. | exp mixture of fact and fiction | あること無いこと |
| gen. | exp mixture of fact and fiction | 有ること無いこと |
| gen. | exp mixture of fact and fiction | ある事ない事 |
| gen. | exp mixture of fact and fiction | 有る事無い事 |
| gen. | n yoji mixture of fiction and fact | 虚実混淆 |
| gen. | n yoji mixture of fiction and fact | 虚実混交 |
| gen. | n mixture of lime and fermented indigo leaves after the indigo dye has precipitated from the leaves | 藍澱 (byproduct in the process of creating indigo dye) |
| gen. | n mixture of lime and fermented indigo leaves after the indigo dye has precipitated from the leaves | 藍汁 (byproduct in the process of creating indigo dye) |
| gen. | n mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc. | ツナ・マヨネーズ |
| gen. | n mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc. | ツナマヨネーズ |
| gen. | mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin | 反し |
| gen. | mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin | 返し (かえし) |
| gen. | exp yoji mixture of the good and bad | 玉石混交 |
| gen. | exp yoji mixture of the good and bad | 玉石混淆 |
| gen. | n mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring | 合せ酢 (e.g. soy sauce, sugar, etc.) |
| gen. | n mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring | 合わせ酢 (e.g. soy sauce, sugar, etc.) |
| gen. | exp yoji mixture of wheat and chaff | 玉石混交 |
| gen. | exp yoji mixture of wheat and chaff | 玉石混淆 |
| gen. | n monks and laity | 道俗 |
| gen. | n monks and nuns | 僧尼 |
| gen. | exp monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit | 坊主丸儲け |
| gen. | n monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification | 即身仏 |
| gen. | n months and years | 年月 ichi1 news1 nf17 |
| gen. | n months and years | 春秋 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | exp yoji months and years flying by | 烏兎匆匆 |
| gen. | exp yoji months and years flying by | 烏兎匆々 |
| gen. | adv adj-no nip and tuck | 負けず劣らず |
| gen. | adj-na nuts and bolts | 実践的 |
| gen. | n obstetrician and gynaecologist | 産婦人科医 |
| gen. | n occupying a property and refusing to leave | 不退去罪 |
| gen. | Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & | 大阪中小企業投資育成株式会社 |
| gen. | n one's own flesh and blood | 骨肉 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n party to welcome e.g. new employees and send off | 歓送迎会 (e.g. retiring employees) |
| gen. | n past and present | 今昔 news2 nf37 spec2 |
| gen. | n adj-no past and present | 古今 news1 nf16 |
| gen. | n past, present and future | 過現未 |
| gen. | n pattern of Japanese accent with the first mora high and the following ones low | 頭高型 |
| gen. | n pattern of Japanese accent with the last mora high and the succeeding particle also high | 平板型 |
| gen. | n pattern of Japanese accent with the last mora high and the succeeding particle low | 尾高型 |
| gen. | n vs permits and licences | 許認可 |
| gen. | n yoji perpetual youth and longevity | 不老長寿 |
| gen. | n yoji perpetual youth and longevity | 不老不死 |
| gen. | pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship | モザイク gai1 (mozaiku) |
| gen. | n plane able to make short takeoffs and landings | 短距離離着陸機 (たんきょり・りちゃくりく・き) |
| gen. | Planning and Research Office | 航空企画調査室 |
| gen. | n plant and equipment | 生産能力 (seisan-nōryoku) |
| gen. | n plant and equipment | 生産設備 (seisan-setsubi) |
| gen. | n plant native to eastern Russia and Hokkaido | 大葉溝酸漿 (Mimulus sessilifolius Maxim. p) |
| gen. | n plants and animals | 動植物 news1 nf11 (どうしょくぶつ) |
| gen. | n plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo | 四君子 |
| gen. | n political and business circles | 政財界 |
| gen. | n political and business establishment | 政財界 |
| gen. | n Heian Period political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court | 公事 |
| gen. | n political science and economics | 政治経済学 |
| 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 praising and blaming | 上げたり下げたり |
| gen. | n vs praising and blaming | 上げ下げ news2 nf35 (あげさげ) |
| gen. | n adj-no public and private | 公私 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | n yoji public music and dancing | 歌舞音曲 |
| gen. | n yoji public order and morals | 公序良俗 |
| gen. | public release and perusal | 公告縦覧 |
| gen. | publication sold directly, and not via commercial publishers | 同人誌 |
| gen. | public-build and private operate | 公設民営 |
| gen. | adv adv-to vs on-mim puffing and panting | ぜえぜえ |
| gen. | adv adv-to vs on-mim puffing and panting | ぜいぜい |
| gen. | n reporting, contacting, and consultation | 報連相 from 報告・連絡・相談 |
| gen. | require the aid and labour of others | 世話がやける |
| gen. | require the aid and labour of others | 世話が焼ける |
| gen. | n rescue and assistance | 公助 (e.g. in time of disaster by public bodies) |
| gen. | n yoji reserve and consideration | 遠慮会釈 (to others) |
| gen. | n yoji respecting the authorities and denigrating ordinary citizens | 官尊民卑 |
| gen. | n review and prioritization of government programs | 事業仕訳 |
| gen. | n review and prioritization of government programs | 事業仕分け |
| gen. | n rhythm and blues | リズム・アンド・ブルース |
| gen. | n rhythm and blues | ルズム・アンド・ブルース |
| gen. | n rhythm and blues | ルズムアンドブルース ik |
| gen. | n rhythm and blues | リズムアンドブルース |
| gen. | n rice and barley | 米麦 |
| gen. | n rice and money | 米銭 |
| gen. | n rice and salt | 米塩 |
| gen. | n rice boiled in tea and flavored with sake and shoyu | 茶飯 (flavoured) |
| gen. | n rice boiled with soy sauce and sake | 桜飯 |
| gen. | n rice bought and sold on a rice exchange | 掛米 |
| gen. | n rice bought and sold on a rice exchange | 掛け米 |
| gen. | n rice bowl with clams and miso broth | 深川丼 |
| gen. | n rice cooker and warmer | 炊飯ジャー |
| gen. | n rice covered with beef and vegetables | 牛飯 |
| gen. | n rice covered with beef and vegetables | 牛丼 spec1 |
| gen. | n rice covered with pork and vegetables | 豚丼 |
| gen. | n rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce | おじや |
| gen. | n rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce | 雑炊 news2 nf36 spec2 |
| gen. | n rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot | 釜めし |
| gen. | n rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot | 釜飯 |
| gen. | n rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients | 炊込み御飯 |
| gen. | n rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients | 炊込みご飯 |
| gen. | n rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients | 炊き込み御飯 |
| gen. | n rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients | 炊き込みご飯 |
| gen. | rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away | 新藁 |
| gen. | n rich and poor | 貧富 ichi1 news1 nf14 (ひんぷ) |
| gen. | n yoji rich and poor, high and low | 貧富貴賤 |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no rich and powerful | 富強 |
| gen. | adj-na n rich and prosperous | 豊潤 |
| gen. | exp yoji Riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds | 富貴浮雲 |
| gen. | adj-na n riches and honours | 富貴 news2 nf38 spec2 (honors, ふうき) |
| gen. | Rights and Obligations | 権利および義務 |
| gen. | n yoji rights and wrongs | 是非善悪 |
| gen. | n rights and wrongs | 是非曲直 (of a case) |
| gen. | adv root and branch | 根こそぎ |
| gen. | adv root and branch | 根刮ぎ |
| gen. | exp n root and branch | 本末 |
| gen. | root and trunk | 根幹 news1 nf10 |
| gen. | n yoji roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine | 草根木皮 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji rosy-cheeked and sweet | 紅顔可憐 |
| gen. | n yoji rules and standards | 規矩準縄 |
| gen. | rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese | 句法 |
| gen. | run and run | 直走る |
| gen. | run and run | ひた走る |
| gen. | run away and hide | 逃げ隠れる |
| gen. | exp n sacrament of penance and reconciliation | 赦しの秘跡 |
| gen. | exp n sacrament of penance and reconciliation | ゆるしの秘跡 |
| gen. | n sacred sword and jewels | 剣璽 |
| gen. | adj-na sad and depressed in manner | しめやか |
| gen. | adj-na n sadness and gloom | 陰惨 |
| gen. | n sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne | 本醸造酒 |
| gen. | n sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing | 山卸廃止酛 |
| gen. | uk sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi | 垂れ news2 nf38 spec1 (たれ) |
| gen. | n yoji saving a nation and providing relief to people | 救国済民 |
| gen. | n savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables | 御好み焼き |
| gen. | n savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables | 御好み焼 |
| gen. | n savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables | お好み焼 |
| gen. | n savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables | お好み焼き |
| gen. | n saying nothing and waiting for an opportunity | 音無しの構え |
| gen. | n adj-na saying one thing and doing another | 言行不一致 |
| gen. | n vs sayings and doings | 云為 |
| gen. | n scaffolding and temporary roof placed around a shrine, temple, etc. undergoing repair | 素屋根 |
| gen. | n school dedicated to the study of the West and western languages | 洋学校 (late Edo and Meiji periods) |
| gen. | n school for the blind and dumb | 盲唖学校 |
| gen. | n uk sl school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers | 学らん |
| gen. | n uk sl school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers | 学蘭 |
| gen. | n uk sl school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers | 学ラン |
| gen. | n sea and air system | シーアンドエア方式 |
| gen. | adv n sea and mountains | 海山 news2 nf44 (かいざん) |
| 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 sharpener of swords and polisher | 研ぎ師 (of mirrors) |
| gen. | n sharpener of swords and polisher | 研ぎ物師 (of mirrors) |
| gen. | exp Some are wise and some are otherwise | 目明き千人盲千人 |
| gen. | n someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside | 内弁慶 |
| gen. | n someone who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, shops, bars, and such, by exhorting passing public | 呼込み |
| gen. | n someone who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, shops, bars, and such, by exhorting passing public | 呼び込み news2 nf40 |
| gen. | exp n someone who is detached and free of desires | 枯木死灰 |
| gen. | someone who smiles and gives you a slap on the shoulder | にこぽん |
| gen. | exp someone who was just crying quickly cheers up and smiles | 今泣いた烏がもう笑う |
| gen. | n someone whose occupation is to cut any type of nail, apply artificial nails or "nail art" and care for nails | ネイリスト |
| gen. | n yoji someone's looks and personal appearance | 人相風体 |
| gen. | soot and dust | 煤塵 (ばいぢん) |
| gen. | n soot and smoke | ばい煙 |
| gen. | n soot and smoke | 煤烟 |
| gen. | n soot and smoke | 煤煙 (ばいえん) |
| gen. | n vs sparing life and taking life | 生殺 |
| gen. | n stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier | 乱杙 |
| gen. | n stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier | 乱杭 (らんぐい) |
| gen. | n stalwart and insurgent factions | 硬軟両派 |
| gen. | n stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind | 半身 (martial arts, traditional theater) |
| gen. | starve and freeze to death | 飢え凍える |
| gen. | n stocks and all | 居抜き |
| gen. | n stocks and bonds | 有価証券 news1 nf07 (ゆうかしょうけん) |
| gen. | n strangely shaped rocks and bizarre stones | 奇岩怪石 |
| gen. | n yoji struggling through wind and rain | 櫛風浴雨 |
| gen. | n yoji struggling through wind and rain | 櫛風沐雨 |
| gen. | adv vs uk such and such | 斯う斯う |
| gen. | adj-no uk such and such | 斯く斯く |
| gen. | n uk such and such | 此れ此れ |
| gen. | adv n adj-no such and such | 然然 |
| gen. | adv n adj-no such and such | 然々 |
| gen. | pn adj-no such and such | 何何 (when being vague, placeholder, etc.) |
| gen. | pn adj-no such and such | 何々 news2 nf46 (when being vague, placeholder, etc.) |
| gen. | pn adj-no uk such-and-such a place | 何処何処 |
| gen. | pn adj-no uk such-and-such a place | 何処其処 |
| gen. | such things as A and B | やら |
| gen. | suf suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers | 亭 (ちん) |
| gen. | adv-to adv on-mim swaying to and fro | ぶらりぶらり |
| gen. | adj-na adv adv-to vs on-mim swaying to and fro | ブラブラ |
| gen. | adj-na adv adv-to vs on-mim swaying to and fro | ぶらぶら ichi1 |
| gen. | n yoji swearing by Heaven and Earth | 俯仰天地 (having done nothing to be ashamed of) |
| gen. | n sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans | 小倉餡 |
| gen. | n sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans | 小倉あん |
| gen. | adj-i sweet and sour | 甘ずっぱい |
| gen. | adj-i sweet and sour | 甘酸っぱい |
| gen. | n sweet-and-sour pork | 酢豚 |
| gen. | n sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi | 花弁餅 |
| gen. | n sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi | 葩餅 |
| gen. | n sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi | 花びら餅 |
| gen. | n sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and sometimes millet flour | 黍団子 esp. 吉備団子 (famous product of Okayama) |
| gen. | n sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and sometimes millet flour | 吉備団子 (famous product of Okayama) |
| gen. | n sweet made with soft beans e.g. adzuki and chestnuts | 栗ぜんざい |
| gen. | n sweet of egg yolks drawn into strands and boiled in sugar syrup | 鶏卵素麺 (orig. from Portugal) |
| gen. | n sweet paste of white beans and miso | みそ餡 |
| gen. | n sweet paste of white beans and miso | 味噌あん |
| gen. | n sweet paste of white beans and miso | 味噌餡 |
| gen. | n sweetness and bitterness | 甘酸 |
| gen. | n sweetness and bitterness | 甘苦 |
| gen. | n adj-no sweetness and saltiness | 甘辛 news2 nf47 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji swift and resolute | 迅速果敢 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji talentless and imcompetent | 無芸無能 |
| gen. | n Tarui accent, used in the Kinki region and parts of Hokuriku | 垂井式アクセント |
| gen. | n vs tearing up and discarding | 破毀 (e.g. documents) |
| gen. | n vs tearing up and discarding | 破棄 ichi1 news1 nf21 (e.g. documents, ほき) |
| gen. | n thick and heavy | 重量感 |
| gen. | tongue and groove flange | 溝形フランジ |
| gen. | topple over and lean at a precarious angle | 倒れ掛る |
| gen. | topple over and lean at a precarious angle | 倒れ掛かる |
| gen. | n torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes | 蛇責め |
| gen. | toxic and deleterious substances | 毒物劇薬 |
| gen. | turning one's body to the left or right and standing | 詰開き (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.) |
| gen. | turning one's body to the left or right and standing | 詰め開き (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.) |
| gen. | adv vs adv-to on-mim turning round and round | ぐるぐる ichi1 |
| gen. | n two guilty parties tried and punished together | 両成敗 |
| gen. | n two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party | 合同コンパ |
| gen. | adv adv-to twos and threes | ちらりほらり |
| gen. | understand and accept as valid | 納得が行く (of a thought, action, etc.) |
| gen. | understand and accept as valid | 納得がいく (of a thought, action, etc.) |
| gen. | n unparalleled in Japan and China and India | 三国一 (unparallelled) |
| gen. | adj-na yoji upbeat and freehearted | 明朗闊達 |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to vacant and unthinking | 空然 |
| gen. | n vestments worn by priests and attendants | 祭服 (Shinto, Christian, etc.) |
| gen. | walk heavily and clumsily | のしのしと歩く |
| gen. | walk to and fro | 歩き廻る |
| gen. | walk to and fro | 歩きまわる |
| gen. | walk to and fro | 歩き回る news1 nf16 |
| gen. | n vs widespread design of Japanese products e.g. cell phones specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports | ガラパゴス化 because the Galapagos contains many endemic species |
| gen. | n widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds | コロンブス交換 |
| gen. | n winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair | 対対和 |
| gen. | n winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair | 対々和 |
| 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 consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair | 清老頭 |
| gen. | n winning hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of winds and a pair of the fourth wind | 小四喜 |
| gen. | n winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile | 十三么九 |
| gen. | n winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile | 十三ヤオ九 |
| gen. | winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them | 国士無双 |
| gen. | n winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles | 混一色 |
| gen. | n winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon | 小三元 |
| gen. | n Yangtze and Yellow rivers | 江河 |