| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | suf action of making something | 化 |
| gen. | n yoji an unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacing items | 点検商法 |
| gen. | n annual event of miso-making | 味噌炊き |
| gen. | n annual event of miso-making | 味噌たき |
| gen. | exp uk Are you making money? | 儲かりまっか stereotypical Osakan greeting |
| gen. | arrow-making | 矢矧 |
| gen. | arrow-making | 矢作 |
| gen. | n art of making elixirs | 練丹術 |
| gen. | n art of making elixirs | 錬丹術 |
| gen. | n art of making elixirs | 煉丹術 |
| gen. | artificial flower making | 造花 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | exp baby-making machine | 産む機械 (famously used by Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Yanagisawa Hakuo to refer to women) |
| gen. | bamboo for making flutes | 笛竹 |
| 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. | begin making a sound | 鳴り出す (ringing, singing, crying, etc.) |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality | 固陋頑迷 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality | 頑迷固陋 |
| gen. | n yoji being intent on making a profit | 商人気質 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no blood making | 造血 |
| gen. | n vs book making | 製本 news2 nf30 (binding, publishing) |
| gen. | bottle making machinery | 製びん装置 |
| gen. | n bow making | 弓作成 |
| gen. | bread making machinery | 製パン機械 |
| gen. | n burning incense without making its source obvious | 空薫き |
| gen. | n burning incense without making its source obvious | 空炷 |
| gen. | n burning incense without making its source obvious | 空薫 |
| gen. | n cake making | ケーキ作り |
| gen. | n calendar making | 暦法 |
| gen. | n calendar making | 暦数 |
| gen. | can making machinery | 製缶装置 |
| gen. | n vs ceramics making | 作陶 |
| gen. | n changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start | 改過自新 |
| gen. | n charcoal making | 炭焼き news2 nf35 |
| gen. | charcoal making | 炭化 (tanka) |
| gen. | n charcoal making | 炭焼 |
| gen. | n charcoal making | 製炭 |
| gen. | n chisel for making dovetail joints | 鎬鑿 (しのぎのみ) |
| gen. | comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste | 栃麺棒 |
| gen. | core making machine | 中子造型機 (nakago-zōkeiki) |
| gen. | n decision-making | 意思決定 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | n decision-making | 意志決定 (いしけってい) |
| gen. | decision making | 判断力 |
| gen. | n decision-making | デシジョンメーキング |
| gen. | n decision-making body | 意志決定機関 |
| gen. | n decision-making body | 意思決定機関 (いしけっていきかん) |
| gen. | n decision-making process | 意志決定過程 |
| gen. | n decision-making process | 意思決定過程 |
| gen. | decision making trial and evaluation laboratory | デマテル法 |
| gen. | n disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block | 馬楝 |
| gen. | n disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block | 馬連 |
| obs. | dream of making a fortune at one stroke | 一攫千金を夢見る |
| gen. | adj-na epoch-making | 画世的 |
| gen. | adj-na epoch-making | エポックメイキング |
| gen. | adj-na epoch-making | 画時代的 |
| gen. | n yoji epoch-making | 史上空前 |
| gen. | adj-na epoch-making | 劃期的 |
| gen. | adj-na epoch-making | 画期的 ichi1 news1 nf10 |
| gen. | adj-na epoch-making | 劃時代的 |
| gen. | adj-na epoch-making | エポックメーキング |
| gen. | exp v1 Excuse me for making such a request | 申し兼ねる |
| gen. | explain carefully or by making distinctions | 説き分ける |
| gen. | fail in making | 作り損なう |
| gen. | fail in making | 作り損じる |
| gen. | fart without making a sound | 透かす |
| gen. | n film making | 製膜 |
| gen. | first steps of miso making, from simmering the beans to fermentation | 味噌炊き |
| gen. | first steps of miso making, from simmering the beans to fermentation | 味噌たき |
| gen. | n flair for making money through business | 商売っ気 |
| gen. | n vs giving orders to someone and making use of him | 使令 |
| gen. | exp handling things without making waves | 柳に風 |
| gen. | n heavy double-handled pot used for making rice | 文化鍋 |
| gen. | exp history-making event | 歴史となること |
| gen. | hold off on making a decision | 留保する |
| gen. | n vs ice making | 製氷 |
| gen. | ice making capacity | 製氷能力 |
| gen. | n ice-making room | 製氷室 |
| gen. | an expert in the making | 玉子 |
| gen. | an expert in the making | 卵 ichi1 news1 nf05 (らん) |
| gen. | iron and steel making equipment | 製鉄機械 |
| gen. | iron making | 製銑 |
| gen. | n vs Japanese sword making | 作刀 |
| gen. | n vs leaving all the decision-making to somebody else | 丸投げ (まるなげ) |
| gen. | n location for making or filming a movie | ロケ地 |
| gen. | n loss-making business | 赤字法人 (あかじぼうじん) |
| gen. | n loss-making corporation | 赤字企業 (あかじきぎょう) |
| gen. | n loss-making division | 不採算部門 (ふさいさんぶもん) |
| gen. | n loss-making line | 赤字路線 (railway, bus, etc.) |
| gen. | n loss-making segment | 不採算部門 (ふさいさんぶもん) |
| gen. | n vs adj-no love-making | 恋愛 ichi1 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | love-making technique | 陰道 |
| gen. | n machine for making white lines | ライン・カー (in sport fields, etc.) |
| gen. | n machine for making white lines | ラインカー (in sport fields, etc.) |
| gen. | adv adv-to vs on-mim making a big deal out of nothing | こせこせ |
| gen. | n vs making a booking | ブッキング |
| gen. | n making a careless move | 手拍子 news2 nf33 (in Go, shogi, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs adj-no yoji making a choice | 取捨選択 (しゅしゃせんたく) |
| gen. | n making a clean score | 勝ちっ放し |
| gen. | making a comic version of something | 漫画化 |
| gen. | n making a connection | 結縁 news2 nf47 (with Buddha) |
| gen. | n vs making a country prosperous | 興国 |
| gen. | n vs making a direct connection | 直接接続 |
| gen. | n vs making a feature part of the specifications | スペック・イン |
| gen. | n vs making a feature part of the specifications | スペックイン |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji making a fortune at a single stroke | 一攫千金 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji making a fortune at a single stroke | 一獲千金 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n vs making a fuss | から騒ぎ |
| gen. | n vs making a fuss | 空騒ぎ |
| gen. | n vs making a guest appearance | ゲスト出演 |
| gen. | n making a heap | 積み上げ news2 nf25 (つみ・あげ) |
| gen. | n vs making a hive, web, den, etc. | 巣作り |
| gen. | making a joint signature or seal | 相判 |
| gen. | making a joint signature or seal | 合い判 |
| gen. | making a joint signature or seal | 合判 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji making a killing | 一獲千金 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji making a killing | 一攫千金 |
| gen. | n vs making a killing | 荒稼ぎ news2 nf47 (あらかせぎ) |
| gen. | n yoji making a kimono with lining of the same fabric | 無双仕立て |
| gen. | n yoji making a kimono with lining of the same fabric | 無双仕立 |
| gen. | making a leap | 飛躍 ichi1 news1 nf09 (e.g. in logic) |
| gen. | n vs making a living | 世渡り |
| gen. | n making a living copying or writing | 筆耕 |
| gen. | n making a living in the mountains | 山稼ぎ |
| gen. | n yoji making a living in the red-light district | 泥水稼業 |
| gen. | exp making a loss | 赤字覚悟 usu. 赤字覚悟で... |
| gen. | making a mistress of a servant | 御手付き |
| gen. | making a mistress of a servant | お手付き |
| gen. | making a mistress of a servant | お手つき |
| gen. | exp making a mountain out of a molehill | 針ほどのことを棒ほどに言う |
| gen. | exp n making a mountain out of a molehill | 蛮触の争い |
| gen. | exp n making a mountain out of a molehill | 蝸角の争い |
| gen. | exp n making a mountain out of a molehill | 蝸牛角上の争い |
| gen. | adj-na n yoji making a mountain out of a molehill | 針小棒大 |
| sport. | exp making a move immediately in a timed game | ノー・タイム (shogi, go, etc.) |
| sport. | exp making a move immediately in a timed game | ノータイム (shogi, go, etc.) |
| gen. | making a new attempt where one previously failed | リヴェンジ |
| gen. | making a new attempt where one previously failed | リベンジ |
| gen. | n making a night journey | 夜道 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | n yoji making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out | 無双仕立て |
| gen. | n yoji making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out | 無双仕立 |
| gen. | n vs making a plan | 建策 |
| obs. | n vs making a plan and anticipating its fruition | 企望 |
| gen. | n vs making a pledge | 結盟 |
| gen. | n making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers | 指切りげんまん |
| gen. | n making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers | 指切拳万 |
| gen. | exp adj-i making a poor appearance | 風采があがらない |
| gen. | exp adj-i making a poor appearance | 風采が揚がらない |
| gen. | exp adj-i making a poor appearance | 風采が上がらない |
| gen. | n vs making a pressing appeal | 哀求 |
| gen. | n vs making a profit | 一儲け |
| gen. | n vs making a report | 注進 (to a superior) |
| gen. | n vs making a rough estimate in one's head | 胸算用 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making a round trip | 往復 ichi1 news1 nf06 (おうふく) |
| gen. | n making a small rally | 小戻り |
| gen. | making a snap decision | 見切り発車 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | n making a sour face | 苦虫 news2 nf39 (as if having consumed a bitter bug) |
| gen. | n yoji making a splash | 一大旋風 |
| gen. | n vs making a stopover | 寄り道 ichi1 news2 nf47 |
| gen. | n vs yoji making a strenuous effort | 刻苦精励 |
| gen. | n vs yoji making a strenuous effort | 刻苦精進 |
| gen. | exp making a strong person even stronger | 鬼に金棒 (like giving a metal rod to an ogre) |
| gen. | n vs making a surgical incision in the abdomen | 開腹 news2 nf39 (かいふく) |
| gen. | n yoji making a swift decision | 即断即決 |
| gen. | making a takeoff run | 滑走 news1 nf08 (kassō) |
| gen. | n vs vt making a thorough investigation | 詮議立て |
| gen. | exp v5r making advances | 秋波を送る |
| gen. | exp making allowances | 織り込み済み |
| gen. | n yoji making allowances | 容赦会釈 |
| gen. | n making allowances for | さじ加減 |
| gen. | n making allowances for | 匙加減 |
| gen. | n yoji tactic of making & | 合従連衡 news2 nf26 (がっしょうれんこう) |
| gen. | n vs making an allowance for | 手加減 news2 nf43 |
| gen. | n vs making an animated version | アニメ化 |
| gen. | n vs making an attempt | 試行 news1 nf21 |
| gen. | n making an excessive fuss | 悪騒ぎ |
| gen. | n vs making an eye signal | 目くばせ |
| gen. | n vs making an eye signal | 眴せ |
| gen. | n vs making an eye signal | 眴 |
| gen. | n vs making an eye signal | 目配せ |
| gen. | n yoji making an unnecessary addition | 画蛇添足 (to) |
| gen. | obsc making an uproar | 鼓騒 |
| gen. | obsc making an uproar | 鼓譟 |
| gen. | n yoji making another attempt with redoubled efforts | けん土重来 |
| gen. | n yoji making another attempt with redoubled efforts | 捲土重来 |
| gen. | n yoji making another attempt with redoubled efforts | 巻土重来 |
| gen. | n vs obsc making another's virtues well-known | 彰徳 |
| gen. | n making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself | 御手盛り |
| gen. | n making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself | お手盛り news2 nf33 (おてもり) |
| gen. | n yoji making one's attitude position, stand clear | 旗幟鮮明 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making available to the public | 公開 ichi1 news1 nf02 (こうかい) |
| gen. | n obsc making bags out of this year's straw | 俵編 (during autumn) |
| gen. | n vs making beds | ベッド・メーキング |
| gen. | n vs making beds | ベッドメーキング |
| gen. | n vs making beds | ベッドメイキング |
| gen. | n vs yoji making one's best exertions | 紛骨砕身 ik |
| gen. | n vs yoji making one's best exertions | 粉骨砕身 |
| gen. | n vs making best of | 善処 news2 nf27 |
| gen. | making big money | 錬金術 news2 nf28 spec2 (implied, by dubious means) |
| gen. | n making boards | 製板 |
| gen. | n making Buddhist images, implements, etc. | 造仏 |
| gen. | n vs making camp | 野営 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | n vs yoji making careless remarks | 漫言放語 |
| gen. | making clear | 表章 (e.g. someone's virtues) |
| gen. | n making constant reference to | 首っ引き |
| gen. | n making contacts | 人脈つくり |
| gen. | n making contacts | 人脈づくり |
| gen. | n making contacts | 人脈作り |
| gen. | n vs making one's debut | 顔見世 esp. 顔見せ |
| gen. | n vs making one's debut | 顔見せ |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making demands | 談判 |
| gen. | n making different comic faces, esp. using small props | 百面相 |
| gen. | n vs uk making do | 遣り繰り |
| gen. | making do | 抜き差し |
| gen. | making do | 抜差し |
| gen. | n vs uk making do | やり繰り ichi1 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making doubly sure | 駄目押し |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making doubly sure | だめ押し |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making doubly sure | ダメ押し |
| gen. | exp adj-i making one's ears burn | 耳が痛い |
| gen. | exp adj-i making one's ears burn | 耳がいたい |
| gen. | exp adj-f making one's ears burn | 耳の痛い |
| gen. | n vs making easy money | 荒稼ぎ news2 nf47 (あらかせぎ) |
| gen. | making easy prey of someone | 一呑み |
| gen. | making easy prey of someone | 一飲み |
| gen. | n vs making efficient | 効率化 (こうりつか) |
| gen. | exp v5r making eyes at | 秋波を送る |
| gen. | n making one's final stop | 終着 (e.g. of a bus, train, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs making one's first appearance | 顔見世 esp. 顔見せ |
| gen. | n vs making one's first appearance | 顔見せ |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making food oneself | 自炊 ichi1 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n making former capital esp. Kyoto the capital again | 還都 |
| gen. | n vs making something free of charge | 無料化 |
| gen. | n vs making something free of charge | 無償化 |
| gen. | n making from scratch | フル・スクラッチ (esp. in model-making and information systems) |
| gen. | n making from scratch | フルスクラッチ (esp. in model-making and information systems) |
| gen. | n vs making fun of | 飜弄 |
| gen. | making fun of | 無体 |
| gen. | making fun of | 無台 |
| gen. | making fun of | 無代 |
| gen. | n vs making fun of | 翻弄 news2 nf36 spec2 |
| gen. | n making fun of someone via excessive praise | ほめ殺し |
| gen. | n making fun of someone via excessive praise | 誉め殺し |
| gen. | n making fun of someone via excessive praise | 褒め殺し |
| gen. | n vs yoji making good on one's promise | 有言実行 |
| gen. | n vs making great advances | 躍進 news1 nf11 |
| gen. | n making great haste, having been caught off guard | おっとり刀 |
| gen. | n making great haste, having been caught off guard | 押っ取り刀 |
| gen. | making great strides | 飛躍 ichi1 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | n vs making hollow | 空洞化 |
| gen. | n making house | 家作 (かさく) |
| gen. | n yoji making immediate decisions and taking quick actions | 即断即決 |
| comp. | n vs making into a product | 製品化 |
| gen. | n vs making book into film | 映画化 |
| gen. | adv making it even | 恨みっこのないように |
| gen. | n yoji making judgment with prudence | 思慮分別 |
| gen. | n making kanji up of meaningful parts | 会意 (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain) |
| gen. | n vs making known | 披瀝 |
| gen. | n vs making known | 披歴 news2 nf30 spec2 |
| gen. | n vs making known | 発表 ichi1 news1 nf02 (はっぴょう) |
| gen. | making larger | 増幅 news2 nf34 (zōfuku) |
| gen. | n adj-na uk making light | 蔑ろ (of) |
| gen. | adj-na uk making light of | 仇やおろそか ik |
| gen. | adj-na making light of | 徒疎か |
| gen. | adj-na uk making light of | 徒やおろそか |
| gen. | adj-na uk making light of | 仇や疎か ik |
| gen. | making light of | 無代 |
| gen. | making light of | 無台 |
| gen. | making light of | 無体 |
| gen. | adj-na uk making light of | 徒や疎か |
| gen. | n vs making light of | 軽視 ichi1 news1 nf17 |
| gen. | n vs making lines | 施条 |
| gen. | on-mim making loud noises in succession | バリバリ (firing bullets, vehicle revving up, etc.) |
| gen. | on-mim making loud noises in succession | ばりばり spec1 (firing bullets, vehicle revving up, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs making love | メーク・ラブ |
| gen. | n vs making love | メイク・ラブ |
| gen. | n vs making love | メークラブ |
| gen. | n vs making love | メイクラブ |
| gen. | n making materials in a library available in open stacks | 開架式 (かいかしき) |
| gen. | n vs making meaningless | 空洞化 |
| gen. | n vs making money | 一儲け |
| gen. | n making money available | 資金手当 |
| gen. | n vs making more powerful | パワー・アップ |
| gen. | n vs making more powerful | パワーアップ gai1 |
| comp. | making multiple posts | 連投 news1 nf17 |
| gen. | n vs making necessary arrangements | 根回し ichi1 news1 nf11 |
| gen. | making New-Year's decorations | 物造り |
| gen. | making New-Year's decorations | 物作り |
| gen. | making New-Year's decorations | 物づくり |
| gen. | making New-Year's decorations | もの作り |
| gen. | making New-Year's decorations | モノ作り |
| gen. | n making noodles by hand | 手打ち news2 nf26 (てうち) |
| gen. | n making of a craft or product, esp. a television program, movie, etc. | メイ・キング |
| gen. | n making of a craft or product, esp. a television program, movie, etc. | メイキング |
| gen. | making of road | 路面標識 |
| gen. | n vs making off with | 持逃げ (something) |
| gen. | n vs making off with | 持逃 io (something) |
| gen. | n vs making off with | 持ち逃げ news2 nf47 (something) |
| gen. | people making offerings | 獺祭 (esp. of fish) |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making on the spot | 即製 |
| gen. | n yoji making oneself conspicuous | 自己顕示 news2 nf47 |
| gen. | n vs making out | にゃにゃ |
| gen. | n vs making out | にゃんにゃん |
| gen. | n vs making out | 判読 (はんどく) |
| gen. | n making over | 仕立て直し (clothing) |
| gen. | n vs making one's own | 私物化 |
| gen. | n making paper umbrellas | 傘貼り |
| gen. | n making paper umbrellas | 傘はり |
| gen. | n making paper umbrellas | 傘張り |
| gen. | n vs making part of oneself | 血肉化 |
| gen. | n vs making permanent | 恒久化 |
| gen. | n making planks | 製板 |
| gen. | n making one's plea | 罪状認否 |
| gen. | n vs making practical or useful | 実用化 |
| gen. | n making preparations for a divorce | 離婚活動 |
| inf. | n vs making preparations for one's death | 終活 |
| gen. | n making provision for the elderly | 養老 news1 nf24 (ようろう) |
| gen. | n vs making public | 吹聴 |
| gen. | n vs making rapid progress | 躍進 news1 nf11 |
| gen. | making rapid progress | 飛躍 ichi1 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | n vs making one's rounds | 巡邏 |
| gen. | adv on-mim making rude entrance | ずかずか |
| gen. | n vs making screen version | 映画化 |
| gen. | n vs making secret | 隠秘 |
| gen. | n making someone's acquaintance | お近付き |
| gen. | n making someone's acquaintance | 御近付き |
| gen. | n vs making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known | 顕彰 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n vs making something commercially available | 市販 ichi1 news1 nf11 (しはん) |
| gen. | n vs making something illegal | 非合法化 |
| obs. | making something match exactly | 打ち合せ ichi1 |
| obs. | making something match exactly | 打合せ ichi1 |
| obs. | making something match exactly | 打合わせ ichi1 |
| obs. | making something match exactly | 打ち合わせ ichi1 |
| gen. | making something visible | 可視化 (that was previously unseen, kashika) |
| gen. | n vs making something widely known | 広め |
| gen. | n vs making something widely known | 広目 ateji |
| gen. | n vs making something widely known | 弘め |
| gen. | n vs making something widely known | 披露目 ateji |
| gen. | n vs making sport of | 飜弄 |
| gen. | n vs making sport of | 翻弄 news2 nf36 spec2 |
| gen. | n vs yoji making strenuous efforts | 努力奮励 |
| gen. | n vs yoji making strenuous efforts | 力戦奮闘 |
| gen. | n vs yoji making strenuous efforts | 奮励努力 |
| gen. | n yoji making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something | 意匠惨憺 |
| gen. | exp adv just making sure | 念の為 |
| gen. | exp adv just making sure | 念為 |
| gen. | exp adv just making sure | 念のため |
| gen. | n adj-no making sweeping generalizations | 十把一絡 |
| gen. | n adj-no making sweeping generalizations | 十把ひとからげ |
| gen. | n adj-no making sweeping generalizations | 十把一からげ |
| gen. | n adj-no making sweeping generalizations | 十把一絡げ |
| gen. | making tea | 茶 ichi1 news1 nf06 (ちゃ) |
| gen. | n vs making the goal | ゴール・イン |
| gen. | n vs making the goal | ゴールイン gai1 |
| gen. | n vs making the law stricter | 厳罰化 |
| gen. | n making the numbers balance | 数合わせ |
| gen. | making the rounds | 回り ichi1 |
| gen. | making the rounds | 廻り |
| gen. | n making the rounds | 挨拶回り |
| gen. | n making the rounds | あいさつ回り |
| gen. | n making the rounds | 挨拶まわり |
| gen. | n making the rounds to express thanks | 礼回り |
| gen. | exp making the strong even stronger | 虎に翼 |
| gen. | n uk making things by hand | 物作り |
| gen. | n uk making things by hand | もの作り |
| gen. | n uk making things by hand | 物造り |
| gen. | n uk making things by hand | 物づくり |
| gen. | n uk making things by hand | モノ作り |
| gen. | n making things out of dirt | 土遊び (for fun) |
| gen. | n vs making things out of straw | 藁仕事 (winter work for farmers) |
| gen. | n making too much of | 思いすごし |
| gen. | n vs making too much of | 偏重 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n making too much of | 思い過ごし |
| gen. | n vs making understandable, readable through free interpretation | 超訳 |
| gen. | exp making up | なして |
| gen. | making up a four to play mahjong | 面子 ichi1 |
| gen. | n vs making up a prescription | 調剤 news2 nf40 spec2 |
| gen. | n vs making up for | 補塡 |
| gen. | n vs making up for | 補填 news2 nf40 (ほてん) |
| gen. | n vs making up for loss | 雪辱 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | making up for something | 穴うめ (e.g. one's mistake) |
| gen. | making up for something | 穴埋め news1 nf16 (e.g. one's mistake, あなうめ) |
| gen. | n making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job | ポイントメーク |
| gen. | n making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job | ポイント・メイク |
| gen. | n making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job | ポイント・メーク |
| gen. | n making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job | ポイントメイク |
| gen. | n making up the numbers | 数合わせ (e.g. to form a majority) |
| gen. | n vs making use of | 運用 ichi1 news1 nf03 (うん’よう) |
| gen. | n making use of the surrounding landscape as a part of the design of a garden | 借景 (しゃっけい) |
| obs. | n making various amusing farting sounds | 曲屁 |
| obs. | n obsc making various amusing farting sounds | 曲放 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no making watertight | 防水 ichi1 news1 nf21 (ぼうすい) |
| gen. | adv on-mim many people making a din | わいわい ichi1 |
| gen. | marrying or making a mistress of a geisha | 手活け |
| gen. | marrying or making a mistress of a geisha | 手生け |
| gen. | n mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making | 山卸し |
| gen. | n mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making | 山卸 |
| gen. | n method of making patterns via pressing cloth between carved boards | 板締 |
| gen. | n mind oriented to money-making | 射利心 |
| 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. | n money-making | 貨殖 |
| gen. | n vs money-making | 金儲け ichi1 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no money-making | 利殖 news2 nf40 spec2 (りしょく) |
| gen. | n vs money-making | 金もうけ ichi1 |
| gen. | n money-making | 営利 ichi1 news1 nf14 (えいり) |
| gen. | n mountain-making movements | 造山運動 (zōzan-undō) |
| gen. | non-profit-making acts | 非営利行為 |
| gen. | n noodle making | 製麺 |
| gen. | noodle making machine | 製めん機 |
| gen. | exp not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice | 背に腹は替えられない |
| gen. | exp not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice | 背に腹は代えられない |
| gen. | exp not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice | 背に腹は替えられぬ |
| gen. | exp not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice | 背に腹は代えられぬ |
| gen. | exp not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice | 背に腹は変えられぬ |
| gen. | exp not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice | 背に腹はかえられぬ |
| gen. | exp not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice | 背に腹は変えられない |
| gen. | exp not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice | 背に腹はかえられない |
| gen. | exp adj-i not making oneself quite clear | 歯切れの悪い |
| gen. | exp adj-i not making oneself quite clear | 歯切れが悪い |
| gen. | exp not making sense | 意味をなさない |
| gen. | adj-i not making sense | 意味が通らない |
| gen. | n oldest surviving traditional style of sake making | 生酛 |
| gen. | n oldest surviving traditional style of sake making | 生もと |
| gen. | n on-the-spot decision-making | 現場主義 |
| gen. | n palace workshop responsible for making furnishings, etc. | 造物所 (Heian period) |
| gen. | n palace workshop responsible for making furnishings, etc. | 作物所 (Heian period) |
| gen. | n paper-making | 紙すき |
| gen. | n paper making | 紙すき |
| gen. | n paper making | 製紙 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | n paper-making | 紙漉き (kamisuki) |
| gen. | n paper-making | 抄紙 |
| gen. | n paper-making | 抄造 |
| gen. | n paper making | 抄造 |
| gen. | n paper making | 抄紙 |
| gen. | n paper making | 紙漉き (kamisuki) |
| gen. | n paper-making | 製紙 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | n vs person in charge of making arrangements | 幹事 ichi1 news1 nf01 (かんじ) |
| gen. | n person making threats | 脅迫者 (きょうはくしゃ) |
| gen. | n person prone to making silly mistakes | 天然惚け |
| gen. | n person prone to making silly mistakes | 天然ぼけ |
| gen. | n person prone to making silly mistakes | 天然ボケ |
| gen. | n yoji one's philosophy of making, saving, and spending money | 金銭哲学 |
| gen. | n pig iron making | 製銑 |
| gen. | pipe making mill | 鋼管製造設備 |
| gen. | plate making | 製版 |
| obs. | plate-making | 整版 (printing) |
| gen. | n vs plate-making | 製版 news2 nf35 (printing) |
| gen. | n policy making | 政策立案 |
| gen. | n adj-no policy making | 政策決定 (せいさくけってい) |
| gen. | n policy-making government agency | 政策官庁 |
| gen. | n policy-making process | 政策決定過程 |
| gen. | n vs porcelain making | 作陶 |
| gen. | n vs pottery making | 作陶 |
| gen. | n profit-making activity | 営利行為 (えいりこうい) |
| gen. | profit-making acts | 営利行為 (えいりこうい) |
| gen. | n profit-making company | 営利会社 (えいりがいしゃ) |
| gen. | n profit-making corporation | 営利法人 (えいりほうじん) |
| gen. | n profit-making enterprise | 営利事業 (えいりじぎょう) |
| gen. | profit-making organization | 営利団体 |
| gen. | n receiving and making payments | 入出金 (にゅうしゅっきん) |
| gen. | n residue left after making tofu | 切らず |
| gen. | n residue left after making tofu | 御殻 |
| gen. | n residue left after making tofu | 雪花菜 |
| gen. | n rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles | 栃麺棒 |
| gen. | n vs salt making | 製塩 (せいえん) |
| gen. | n seaweed used in making salt | 藻塩草 |
| gen. | n shoe-making | 製靴 |
| gen. | adv on-mim sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something | ぺたぺた |
| gen. | adv on-mim sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface | ぺたん |
| gen. | soybeans boiled until soft for making miso | 味噌豆 |
| gen. | n special light woven material 36-40cm wide for making yukata | 浴衣地 |
| gen. | n special light woven material 36-40cm wide for making yukata | ゆかた地 |
| gen. | start making a noise | 騒ぎ出す |
| gen. | start making an uproar | 騒ぎ出す |
| gen. | steel making | 製鋼 |
| gen. | steel making process | 鉄鋼製造プロセス |
| gen. | exp uk stop making excuses | しかしも案山子もない resp. when other party is equivocating, such as saying しかし |
| gen. | of a rikishi tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi | 懐が深い |
| obs. | n ritsuryo system teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc. | 天文博士 |
| gen. | n yoji the method of making sales by jumping on a bandwagon | 便乗商法 (like that of a boom, popularity, disaster, etc.) |
| gen. | exp v5m to be bent on making trouble | 事を好む |
| gen. | n yoji too many options making selection difficult | 多岐亡羊 |
| gen. | n triangular piece of fabric, used for making skirts, umbrellas, etc. | ゴア (goa) |
| gen. | n tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions | 牛割き (Warring States-era death penalty) |
| gen. | n tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions | 牛裂き (Warring States-era death penalty) |
| gen. | n variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits | 高梁 |
| gen. | n variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits | 高粱 |
| gen. | n vat for making rice wine | 仕込み桶 |
| gen. | n vs verse making | 作詩 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow | 神水 |
| gen. | watery mash left over from making soy sauce | 醤 |
| gen. | wave making apparatus | 造波機 |
| gen. | wave making resistance | 造波抵抗 (zōha-teikō) |
| gen. | way of making | 作法 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | n way of making | 作り方 |
| gen. | n wine-making | 酒造業 |
| gen. | exp Y making up Z | からなる for the pattern Y からなる Z |
| gen. | n young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan | 歴女 |