| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | agreement for overtime work | 三六協定 |
| gen. | n anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents | 足長おじさん (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster) |
| gen. | n another name for "kaisho" | 真書 |
| gen. | n area for storing outdoor footwear | 下足場 |
| gen. | n area opened for development | 開拓地 (かいたくち) |
| gen. | area required for something | 代 |
| gen. | n area targeted for antidiscrimination measures | 同和地区 |
| gen. | n area zoned for urbanization | 市街化区域 (urbanisation, しがいかくいき) |
| gen. | n ash for spreading | 蒔き灰 (tea ceremony) |
| gen. | assessment for general expense | 賦課金 (ふかきん) |
| gen. | n assignation office for geisha | 見番 |
| gen. | n assignation office for geisha | 検番 |
| gen. | n attaching of seaweed or seed oysters to nets for the purpose of cultivation | 種ばさみ |
| gen. | n automatic camera for detecting and recording speeding vehicles | オービス (from Orbis - brand name) |
| gen. | aux-v v1 hon auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions | せられる |
| gen. | hon auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions | させる せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す |
| gen. | auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions | さす |
| gen. | hon auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions | せる |
| gen. | bamboo for making flutes | 笛竹 |
| gen. | bamboo shield used for defending against projectiles in battle | 竹束 |
| gen. | n bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea | 茶杓 |
| gen. | n bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea | 茶せん |
| gen. | n bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea | 茶筌 |
| gen. | n bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea | 茶筅 |
| gen. | n bottle used for warming sake | 燗徳利 |
| gen. | n-suf bound for ... | 往き usu. ゆき |
| gen. | n-suf bound for ... | 行き ichi1 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | Bowling for Columbine | ボウリングフォーコロンバイン (unclass; documentary by Michael Moore, 2002) |
| gen. | Bowling for Columbine | ボウリング・フォー・コロンバイン (unclass; documentary by Michael Moore, 2002) |
| gen. | n brazier for warming one's cold fingers, esp. in spring | 春火鉢 |
| gen. | Central Bank for Commercial and Industrial Associations | 商工中金 |
| gen. | Central Bank for Commercial and Industrial Associations | 商工組合中央金庫 |
| gen. | centralized control for robot | ロボット集中管理 |
| gen. | centre for some field or activity | マッカ (center) |
| gen. | centre for some field or activity | メッカ gai1 (center) |
| gen. | n Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates | 高等学校卒業程度認定試験 |
| gen. | n Certificate of Eligibility for Resident Status | 在留資格認定証明書 |
| gen. | n vs changing one's dress for the season | 更衣 |
| gen. | n vs changing one's dress for the season | 衣更え reading is gikun for 更衣 |
| gen. | n vs changing one's dress for the season | 衣替え news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n vs changing for the better | 好転 ichi1 news1 nf17 (こうてん) |
| gen. | n vs changing for the worse | 改悪 news2 nf27 (かいあく) |
| gen. | channel for flow | 呼び水水路 |
| gen. | n Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants | 蛇頭 |
| gen. | n Chinese name for a high government office | 唐名 (ritsuryo period) |
| gen. | n collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc. | 誹諧 |
| gen. | n collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc. | 俳諧 news2 nf37 |
| gen. | n Coordinating Committee for Export to Communist Area | ココム gai1 |
| gen. | ctr counter for aircraft | 機 (き) |
| gen. | ctr counter for armor armour, suits, sets of furniture | 具 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for bales | 俵 news1 nf17 |
| gen. | ctr counter for birds and rabbits | 羽 ichi1 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | ctr counter for book covers | 帙 |
| gen. | ctr counter for books | 冊 ichi1 news2 nf46 |
| gen. | ctr counter for bowlfuls of rice | 膳 news1 nf18 |
| gen. | ctr counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game | 面 ichi1 (men) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc. | 柱 ichi1 news1 nf02 (hashira) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for buildings | 軒 (esp. houses, のき) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for buildings, apartments, etc. | 棟 (とう) |
| gen. | ctr counter for buildings, etc. | 宇 |
| gen. | ctr counter for bundles | 締め news1 nf23 |
| gen. | ctr counter for bundles | 把 ichi1 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | ctr counter for bundles | 〆 |
| gen. | ctr counter for bundles of 2000 sheets of paper | 締め news1 nf23 |
| gen. | ctr counter for carriages | 輌 (e.g. in a train) |
| gen. | ctr counter for carriages | 輛 (e.g. in a train) |
| gen. | ctr counter for carriages | 両 (e.g. in a train) |
| gen. | ctr counter for chairs or seats | 脚 (kyaku) |
| gen. | ctr counter for colours | 色 (iro) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for cupfuls | 盃 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for cupfuls | 杯 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for cuts | 限 io (e.g. fish, meat) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for cuts | 限り (e.g. fish, meat, かぎり) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for cuts | 切り ichi1 news1 nf10 (e.g. fish, meat) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for dishes or courses | 品 ichi1 (at a restaurant, ひん) |
| gen. | ctr counter for faggots | 締め news1 nf23 |
| gen. | ctr counter for faggots | 〆 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for films, TV shows, etc. | 本 ichi1 (ほん) |
| gen. | ctr counter for flat objects | 枚 ichi1 news2 nf47 (e.g. sheets of paper) |
| gen. | counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc. | 帖 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for food, drink, medicine, etc. | 味 (あじ) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for games of mahjong | 荘 |
| gen. | counter for games, rounds, etc. | 回 ichi1 news1 nf09 (まわり) |
| gen. | ctr counter for generations | 世 |
| gen. | counter for ghosts | 位 spec1 (い) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for goals, home runs, etc. | 本 ichi1 (ほん) |
| gen. | ctr counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc. | 点 ichi1 news1 nf05 (てん) |
| gen. | counter for half of a pair | 隻 (e.g. half of a folding screen) |
| gen. | ctr counter for horsemen | 騎 |
| gen. | ctr counter for houses, apartments, etc. | 戸 (と) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for items | 品 ichi1 (of food, etc., ひん) |
| gen. | ctr counter for items that come in pairs | 対 ichi1 (tsui) |
| gen. | ctr counter for languages | 箇国語 |
| gen. | ctr counter for languages | ヶ国語 |
| gen. | ctr counter for languages | ケ国語 |
| gen. | ctr counter for languages | か国語 |
| gen. | ctr counter for languages | カ国語 |
| gen. | ctr counter for large animals | 頭 ichi1 (e.g. head of cattle, あたま) |
| gen. | ctr counter for lessons and chapters | 課 ichi1 news1 nf08 (of a book) |
| gen. | ctr counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. | 梃 |
| 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. | 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. | suf ctr counter for losses | 敗 |
| gen. | counter for military units | 箇 (か) |
| gen. | counter for military units | 個 ichi1 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for mouthfuls, shares of money, and swords | 口 ichi1 news1 nf02 (kuchi) |
| gen. | ctr counter for occurrences | 回 ichi1 news1 nf09 (まわり) |
| gen. | ctr counter for occurrences and times | 度 ichi1 (do) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for pairs | 足 (of socks, shoes, etc., ashi) |
| gen. | ctr counter for pairs of chopsticks | 膳 news1 nf18 |
| gen. | counter for pairs of curtains | 帖 |
| gen. | ctr counter for parts | 弾 esp. 第〜弾, as in 第２弾 etc. (of a story, etc., たま) |
| gen. | ctr hon counter for people | 名 (usu. seating, reservations and such, なな) |
| gen. | suf ctr hon counter for people | 名様 (usu. seating, reservations and such) |
| gen. | ctr counter for people | 人 ichi1 (にゅう) |
| gen. | ctr hon counter for people | 氏 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for places | 所 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for poles, rods, etc. | 竿 (さお) |
| gen. | n ctr counter for proofs | 校 |
| gen. | ctr counter for received messages | 信 ichi1 news1 nf01 |
| gen. | counter for rolls of cloth | 疋 (two han in size) |
| gen. | counter for rolls of cloth | 匹 ichi1 news1 nf04 (two han in size) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for rules | 則 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for sacks | 俵 news1 nf17 |
| gen. | ctr counter for scraps, pieces, etc. | 切れ ichi1 (kire) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for scrolls | 幅 (はば) |
| gen. | counter for servings in a restaurant | 丁 |
| gen. | counter for sets | 対 ichi1 (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc., tsui) |
| gen. | ctr counter for sets of things | 通り ichi1 (とうり) |
| gen. | ctr counter for sheets, pages, leaves, etc. | 丁 |
| gen. | ctr counter for ships | 隻 (large boats) |
| gen. | counter for ships, octopuses and squid | 杯 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for slices | 限り (esp. thick slices, かぎり) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for slices | 限 io (esp. thick slices) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for slices | 切り ichi1 news1 nf10 (esp. thick slices) |
| gen. | ctr counter for small animals | 疋 |
| gen. | ctr counter for small animals | 匹 ichi1 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | ctr counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops | 粒 ichi1 news1 nf10 (tsubu) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for spindles | 錘 (おもり) |
| gen. | ctr n-suf counter for stitches | 鈎 (はぜ) |
| gen. | ctr n-suf counter for stitches | 鉤 (はり) |
| gen. | ctr n-suf counter for stitches | 針 ichi1 news1 nf08 (hari) |
| gen. | ctr counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc. | 話 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for suits of armour | 縮 (ちぢみ) |
| gen. | ctr counter for suits of clothing | 着 ichi1 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for swords | 珮 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for swords | 佩 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for swords, blades, etc. | 風 (kaze) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for swords, blades, etc. | 振り ichi1 news1 nf13 (furi) |
| gen. | ctr counter for tables, desks, etc. | 卓 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | counter for tatami mats | 帖 |
| gen. | ctr counter for tatami mats | 畳 ichi1 (たたみ) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for telephone calls | 本 ichi1 (ほん) |
| gen. | ctr counter for telephone calls | 通話 ichi1 news1 nf07 (tsūwa) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for temples | 寺 (てら) |
| gen. | ctr uk counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system | 個 (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.) |
| gen. | ctr uk counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system | 箇 (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc., か) |
| gen. | ctr counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system | 個 (usu. directly preceding the item being counted) |
| gen. | ctr counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system | 个 (usu. directly preceding the item being counted) |
| gen. | ctr counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system | ケ read as "ka" (usu. directly preceding the item being counted) |
| gen. | ctr counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system | ヶ (usu. directly preceding the item being counted) |
| gen. | ctr counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system | 箇 (usu. directly preceding the item being counted, か) |
| 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. | suf ctr counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc. | 巡 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for trees | 株 (かぶ) |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for units of paper and nori | 帖 (48 pages of Mino paper 20 pages of hanshi 10 sheets of nori) |
| gen. | n ctr counter for varieties | 種 oft. ぐさ in compounds (しゅ) |
| gen. | ctr counter for vehicles | 輌 |
| gen. | ctr counter for vehicles | 輛 |
| gen. | ctr counter for vehicles | 乗 |
| gen. | ctr counter for vehicles | 両 |
| gen. | ctr counter for wheels and flowers | 輪 (わ) |
| gen. | ctr counter for years | 年 (ねん) |
| gen. | cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships | 船架 (senka) |
| gen. | n cutting guide board for noodles | 駒板 |
| gen. | n cutting guide board for noodles | こま板 |
| gen. | n cutting guide board for noodles | 小間板 |
| gen. | n vs dancing or jumping for joy | 小踊り |
| gen. | n vs dancing or jumping for joy | 小躍り news2 nf42 |
| gen. | n drug used for weight reduction | 痩せ薬 |
| gen. | n early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido | 開拓使 (1869-1882) |
| 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 eligibility for election | 被選挙権 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | except for | 除いて |
| gen. | except for | 以外は |
| gen. | exp except for | 別として |
| gen. | n exile for crime | 謫所 |
| gen. | n expenses for consumable goods | 消耗品費 (しょうもうひんひ) |
| gen. | n expenses for rent of space, land, etc. | 地代家賃 |
| gen. | exp feast for one's eyes | 目の正月 |
| gen. | exp feast for one's eyes | 目の保養 |
| gen. | n flair for making money through business | 商売っ気 |
| gen. | FMC for prismatic workpieces | 角物加工用FMC |
| gen. | n vs fondness for singing | 愛唱 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n fondness for speculation | 射倖心 |
| gen. | n fondness for speculation | 射幸心 news2 nf46 |
| gen. | n fondness for women | 女好き |
| gen. | n foot-worn instrument for trampling snow | 雪踏み |
| gen. | fumble for | 探る ichi1 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | n gate for important persons | 御成門 |
| gen. | gate for spillway | 余水吐きゲート (yosuibaki-gēto) |
| gen. | n gathering for discussion | 談話会 |
| gen. | n gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex | 街コン |
| gen. | exp n gathering that's fun for everyone present | 笑壺の会 |
| gen. | n German Institute for Standardization | ＤＩＮ |
| gen. | German song, usu. for solo voice & | リード gai1 ichi1 (rīdo) |
| gen. | n German song, usu. for solo voice & | リート gai1 |
| gen. | n gifts for close relatives or friends | 内祝い |
| gen. | n gifts for close relatives or friends | 内祝 |
| gen. | n government housing for officials | 役宅 |
| gen. | n government-controlled competitive sports, for which government-operated gambling is allowed | 公営競技 |
| gen. | n grounds for an appeal | 控訴理由 |
| gen. | grounds for exception | 除外事由 |
| gen. | grounds for exemption | 免除事由 |
| gen. | homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect | そら耳 |
| gen. | homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect | 空耳 |
| gen. | n humble term for refer to one's own age | 馬齢 |
| gen. | exp if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor | 水心あれば魚心 |
| gen. | exp if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor | 魚心あれば水心あり |
| gen. | exp if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor | 魚心有れば水心有り |
| gen. | exp if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor | 魚心あれば水心 |
| gen. | invent a pretext for a quarrel | 因縁を付ける |
| gen. | invent a pretext for a quarrel | 因縁をつける |
| gen. | n invitation for bids | 提案要請書 |
| gen. | n invitation for bids | 提案依頼書 |
| gen. | n invitation for bids, tenders | 入札依頼書 |
| gen. | n items for loan | 貸物 sometimes refers specifically to bedding |
| gen. | n items for rent | 貸物 sometimes refers specifically to bedding |
| gen. | jail for women | 女部屋 |
| gen. | n jail for women | 女牢 (Edo period) |
| gen. | n juvenile hall for grave offenders | 特別少年院 |
| gen. | keep at something for a long time | 永続き |
| gen. | keep at something for a long time | 長続き ichi1 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | keep for another occasion | 後日に譲る |
| gen. | kyogen mask used for the role of an old man | 祖父 ichi1 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | n vs laboring in vain or for no result | 無駄骨折り |
| gen. | let someone have the credit for | 華を持たせる (a success) |
| gen. | let someone have the credit for | 花を持たせる (a success) |
| gen. | make a case for | 遡及 (an action, a product) |
| gen. | make a name for oneself | 一旗あげる |
| gen. | make a name for oneself | 名をなす |
| gen. | make a name for oneself | 名を成す |
| gen. | make a name for oneself | 一旗揚げる |
| gen. | make a name for oneself | 名を馳せる |
| gen. | make a name for oneself | 名をはせる |
| gen. | make a name for oneself | 名前を馳せる |
| gen. | make a person sweat for it | 痛い目に遭わす |
| gen. | make allowances for something | 差引く |
| gen. | make allowances for something | 差し引く (さしひく) |
| gen. | make an appeal for contributions | 寄附金を募る |
| gen. | make an appeal for contributions | 寄付金を募る |
| gen. | make an excuse for | 託つ |
| gen. | make for home | 家路につく |
| gen. | make pay for | 痛い目に合わせる (something) |
| gen. | make pay for | 痛い目に遭わせる (something) |
| gen. | make room for | 道をあける esp. 道を空ける |
| gen. | make room for | 道を開ける |
| gen. | make room for | 道を空ける |
| gen. | make sacrifices for | 犠牲を払う |
| gen. | make tea for someone | 振舞う (tea ceremony) |
| gen. | make tea for someone | 振る舞う ichi1 news2 nf44 (tea ceremony) |
| gen. | make trouble for someone | お手数をおかけ致します |
| gen. | make trouble for someone | お手数をおかけいたします |
| gen. | make trouble for someone | 手数を掛ける |
| gen. | make trouble for someone | 手数をかける |
| gen. | make up for | 贖う |
| gen. | make up for | 購う |
| gen. | make up for | 埋める ichi1 news1 nf09 (a loss, shortage, etc., うめる) |
| gen. | make up for | 入れ合わせる |
| gen. | make up for | 埋め合せる |
| gen. | make up for | 埋め合わす |
| gen. | make up for | 埋めあわす |
| gen. | make up for | 埋め合す |
| gen. | make up for | 代りに |
| gen. | make up for | 代わりに |
| gen. | make up for | 埋め合わせる news2 nf37 |
| gen. | make up for | 償う ichi1 news2 nf32 |
| gen. | make up for a fault | 欠陥を補う |
| gen. | make use of A for B | にする form (for senses 1-4): AをBにする |
| gen. | make way for | 道をあける esp. 道を空ける |
| gen. | make way for | 道を開ける |
| gen. | make way for | 道を空ける |
| gen. | make work for someone | 手間をかける |
| gen. | make work for someone | 手間を掛ける |
| gen. | n man fit for the post | 適材 |
| gen. | man who provides for a woman | パトロン gai1 (e.g. a geisha) |
| gen. | method for measurement | 測定方法 |
| gen. | method for solving a problem | 方程式 ichi1 news2 nf25 (hōteishiki) |
| gen. | n microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper | 古糊 |
| gen. | n mixture of frangrant woods, etc. used for making incense | 薫物 |
| gen. | n mixture of frangrant woods, etc. used for making incense | 薫き物 |
| gen. | modification factor for zone | 地域別補正係数 |
| gen. | n obi for men's use | 男帯 |
| gen. | obstetric analgesia for labor | 無痛分娩 (e.g. epidural) |
| gen. | n orientation occasion for prospective employees | 内定式 |
| gen. | n person being waited for | 待人 |
| gen. | n person being waited for | 待ち人 |
| gen. | n person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area | 担当部長 |
| gen. | n person eligible for elective office | 被選挙人 |
| gen. | person pouring alcohol for guests or customers | お酌 (typically a woman) |
| gen. | person pouring alcohol for guests or customers | 御酌 (typically a woman) |
| gen. | n person qualified for prime minister | 宰相の器 |
| gen. | n person responsible for ... | 責任者 news1 nf04 (せきにんしゃ) |
| 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 person who is unfit for military duty | 丁種 |
| 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 with a head for business | 実務家 |
| gen. | person working for a foreign company to the detriment of their own country | 買辦 |
| gen. | person working for a foreign company to the detriment of their own country | 買弁 |
| gen. | n persons who convince female celebrities to pose nude for photoshoots | 脱がせ屋 |
| gen. | pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship | モザイク gai1 (mozaiku) |
| gen. | n plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes | 台直しかんな |
| gen. | n plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes | 台直し鉋 |
| gen. | plant used for constructing brooms | 玉ばはき (e.g. kochia) |
| gen. | plant used for constructing brooms | 玉帚 (e.g. kochia) |
| gen. | plant used for constructing brooms | 玉ははき (e.g. kochia) |
| gen. | plant used for constructing brooms | 玉箒 (e.g. kochia) |
| gen. | n plate for compounding condiments | 薬味皿 |
| gen. | n yoji play for all or nothing | 乾坤一擲 |
| gen. | play for time | 時を稼ぐ |
| gen. | n play or production for children | 童話劇 |
| gen. | n playing go for stakes | 賭け碁 |
| gen. | n playing through a video game for additional challenge | スピード・ラン (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.) |
| gen. | n playing through a video game for additional challenge | スピードラン (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.) |
| gen. | n playing through a video game for additional challenge | やり込み (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs pleading for one's life | 命ごい |
| gen. | n vs pleading for one's life | 命乞 io |
| gen. | n vs pleading for one's life | 命乞い |
| gen. | n position of the arm used for a particular type of calligraphy | 腕法 |
| gen. | n psychology for human services | 福祉心理学 |
| gen. | n public bath that can be used for free or a low fee | 共同浴 |
| gen. | n public bath that can be used for free or a low fee | 共同浴場 (きょうどうよくじょう) |
| gen. | n public funding for political parties | 政党交付金 |
| gen. | Public notice for drinking water | 飲料水注意法 |
| gen. | n public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation | 正倉 (ritsuryo system) |
| gen. | n reason for one's application | 志望動機 (esp. to a company) |
| gen. | n yoji reason for being | 存在理由 |
| gen. | n reason for concern | 不安の種 |
| gen. | n reason for living | レゾン・デートル |
| gen. | n reason for living | レゾンデートル |
| gen. | n reason for living | レーゾン・デートル |
| gen. | n reason for living | レーゾンデートル |
| gen. | n reason for something being so | レゾンデートル |
| gen. | n reason for something being so | レゾン・デートル |
| gen. | n reason for something being so | レーゾン・デートル |
| gen. | n reason for something being so | レーゾンデートル |
| gen. | n yoji reason for uneasiness | 懸念材料 |
| gen. | n vs regard for | 心づかい |
| gen. | n vs regard for | 心遺い ik |
| gen. | n vs regard for | 心使い |
| gen. | n vs regard for | 心遣い news2 nf28 spec2 |
| gen. | n registered mail for the purpose of sending money | 現金書留 (げんきんかきとめ) |
| gen. | n vs reporting for work | 出勤 ichi1 news1 nf12 (しゅっきん) |
| gen. | n request for ... | 依頼書 |
| gen. | n request for a police search | 捜索願い |
| gen. | n request for a police search | 捜索願 |
| gen. | n request for budgetary appropriations | 概算要求 (がいさんようきゅう) |
| gen. | request for information | 情報提示の依頼 |
| gen. | n vs request for instructions | 請訓 |
| gen. | n request for leave of absence | 請暇 |
| gen. | n request for money | 金の無心 |
| gen. | n request for prayers | 祈祷課題 |
| gen. | n request for proposals | 提案要請書 |
| gen. | n request for proposals | 入札依頼書 |
| gen. | n request for proposals | 提案依頼書 |
| gen. | n request for replacement | 交換需要 |
| gen. | n request for retirement | 退職願 |
| gen. | required mass for stability | 安定質量 |
| gen. | reserve for bond issuance expenses | 社債発行差引金 |
| gen. | reserve for liability | 責任準備金 (せきにんじゅんびきん) |
| gen. | reserve for policyholder dividends | 社員配当準備金 |
| gen. | n reserve fund for building repairs | 修繕積立金 |
| gen. | n residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces | 組屋敷 (Edo period) |
| gen. | n rest for the lid of a teakettle | 蓋置き (tea ceremony) |
| gen. | resting area for one's oxcart, wagon, etc. | 車宿り |
| gen. | n vs returning evil for good | 反噬 |
| gen. | n returning tit for tat | 竹箆返し |
| gen. | n returning tit for tat | 竹篦返し |
| gen. | n returning tit for tat | しっぺ返し |
| gen. | Reversal of allowance for doubtful receivables | 貸倒引当金戻入益 (かしだおれひきあてきんもどしいれえき) |
| gen. | revision copy for edition | 修正編集原図 |
| gen. | n rice cakes made after the customer has paid for them | 賃餅 |
| gen. | n rice crackers for feeding the deer | 鹿せんべい (in Nara) |
| gen. | n rice crackers for feeding the deer | 鹿煎餅 (in Nara) |
| gen. | n rice flour for dumplings | 白玉粉 |
| gen. | n rice for sake brewing | 酒造米 |
| gen. | rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple | 薬石 |
| gen. | n yoji "rich country, strong army": a slogan from the Meiji era referring to the government's goals for the country | 富国強兵 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | robot for critical works | 極限作業ロボット |
| gen. | n robot for hazardous conditions | 極限作業ロボット |
| gen. | n round box for apportioning individual rice servings | 面桶 |
| gen. | n round bronze jar used for storing alcohol | 鍾 (Han dynasty China, おもり) |
| gen. | round cushion used for Zen meditation | 薄団 ik (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) |
| gen. | round cushion used for Zen meditation | 蒲団 (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) |
| gen. | round cushion used for Zen meditation | 布団 ateji ichi1 news1 nf10 (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) |
| gen. | n uk round, wooden container for cooked rice | お櫃 |
| gen. | n uk round, wooden container for cooked rice | 御櫃 |
| gen. | n round, wooden container for cooked rice | 飯櫃 |
| gen. | n uk round, wooden container for cooked rice | 歪 news2 nf43 (ひずみ) |
| gen. | rules for constructing expressions | 表現の構成規則 |
| gen. | run for election | 選挙に出る |
| gen. | n sake for moon viewing parties | 月見酒 |
| gen. | uk sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi | 垂れ news2 nf38 spec1 (たれ) |
| gen. | saving for emergency | 備蓄 |
| gen. | n saying nothing and waiting for an opportunity | 音無しの構え |
| gen. | n scales for weighing | 体量器 |
| gen. | school for friendship | 交流塾 |
| gen. | school for handicapped children | 養護学校 |
| gen. | n school for Japanese outside of Japan | 日本人学校 |
| gen. | n school for samurai children | 藩学 |
| gen. | n school for the blind | 盲学校 news1 nf23 (もうがつこう) |
| gen. | n school for the blind and dumb | 盲唖学校 |
| gen. | n school for the deaf | 聾学校 |
| gen. | n school for the deaf | 聾唖学校 |
| gen. | school for the dumb | 聾学校 |
| gen. | n school for the handicapped | 養護学校 |
| gen. | n school for the handicapped | 養護学級 |
| gen. | n yoji school for training bachelor girls in homemaking arts | 花嫁学校 |
| 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 | 学らん |
| gen. | n uk sl school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers | 学ラン |
| gen. | n seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony | 茶花 |
| gen. | set aside for a purpose | 振向ける |
| gen. | set aside for a purpose | 振り向ける |
| gen. | n set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests | 会席料理 |
| gen. | set up a joke for somebody else | 振る ichi1 news2 nf42 (ふる) |
| gen. | n sewing needle for cotton thread | 木綿針 |
| gen. | Social Charter for Water | 水の社会憲章 |
| 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 desperately searching for shopping facilities | 買い物難民 (esp. in areas of depopulation) |
| gen. | n someone hunting for workers | 求人者 (きゅうじんしゃ) |
| 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 spectacles for the aged | 老眼鏡 news2 nf45 |
| gen. | starve for love | 愛に飢える |
| gen. | n vs struggling for supremacy | 争覇 |
| gen. | substitution of one person for another | 代変り (usu. a creditor) |
| gen. | substitution of one person for another | 代替 io (usu. a creditor, だいたい) |
| gen. | substitution of one person for another | 代変わり (usu. a creditor) |
| gen. | substitution of one person for another | 代替り (usu. a creditor) |
| gen. | substitution of one person for another | 代替わり news2 nf34 (usu. a creditor) |
| gen. | suf suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc. | 軒 (のき) |
| gen. | n-suf suffix for familiar person | やん |
| gen. | n suffix for room numbers | 号室 |
| gen. | n sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival | 雛あられ |
| gen. | n sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival | 雛霰 |
| gen. | n sweets for offering at the Dolls' Festival | 雛菓子 |
| gen. | n synthetic fiber thread usually nylon typically used for stringing beads | テグス |
| gen. | n obsc technique for catching gobies using a straw mat or basket | 鮴押し |
| gen. | technique for estimating power spectra | バートレット法 |
| gen. | exp thanks for taking care of me | お世話さま |
| gen. | exp thanks for taking care of me | 御世話さま |
| gen. | exp thanks for taking care of me | 御世話様 |
| gen. | exp thanks for taking care of me | お世話様 |
| gen. | exp thanks for taking care of my loved one | お世話さま |
| gen. | exp thanks for taking care of my loved one | 御世話様 |
| gen. | exp thanks for taking care of my loved one | 御世話さま |
| gen. | exp thanks for taking care of my loved one | お世話様 |
| gen. | n thick spray-on coating for walls | ボンタイル |
| gen. | n ticket for transfer | 乗換券 |
| gen. | n ticket good for multiple performances | 通し券 (e.g. a whole day, including matinee and evening performances) |
| gen. | ticket good for multiple performances | 通し切符 (e.g. both matinee and evening shows, とおしきっぷ) |
| gen. | n tourist bus with high seating for better sight-seeing | ハイ・デッカー |
| gen. | n tourist bus with high seating for better sight-seeing | ハイデッカー |
| gen. | n obsc toy for use in the bath | 浮人形 |
| gen. | n tray for absent one | 陰膳 |
| gen. | n tray used for printing | げら |
| gen. | n tray used for printing | ゲラ |
| gen. | turbine for fossil power station | 火力発電用タービン |
| gen. | n two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party | 合同コンパ |
| gen. | n two-pronged weapon for catching a criminal | 刺叉 |
| gen. | n two-pronged weapon for catching a criminal | 指叉 |
| gen. | n two-pronged weapon for catching a criminal | 刺股 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji unparalleled for valor | 剛勇無比 |
| gen. | n vs using a new brush for the first time | 筆下ろし |
| gen. | n vs using a new brush for the first time | 筆降ろし ik |
| gen. | n vs using a new brush for the first time | 筆おろし |
| gen. | n obsc arch using an enemy's liver for medicinal purposes | ひえもんどり (Satsuma clan) |
| gen. | n using one's arm for a pillow | 手枕 |
| gen. | n using early morning time before going to work for some other activity | 朝活 (e.g. study) |
| gen. | n vs using different things for different purposes | 使いわけ |
| gen. | n vs using different things for different purposes | 使い分け news1 nf23 |
| 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. | n vessel for replenishing inkstone water | 水注 |
| gen. | vessel for replenishing inkstone water | 水滴 ichi1 news2 nf30 (すいてき) |
| gen. | vouching for | 裏打ち news2 nf46 |
| gen. | n wages charge for labor | 手間賃 (labour, てまちん) |
| 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 vs wire one's government for instructions | 電請 |
| gen. | works for shifted road | 道路の付替の工事 |