| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n drawing a dish towards oneself using one's chopsticks | 寄せ箸 (a breach of etiquette) |
| gen. | n painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters | 葦手 (Heian period) |
| gen. | reading a kanji compound using the Japanese pronunciation of each of its characters | 文字読み |
| gen. | n reading of a word or kanji using its customary pronunciation | 慣用読み (which is not necessarily correct) |
| gen. | start using | 使い出す |
| gen. | n obsc text written using colloquial language | 俗文体 |
| gen. | n obsc text written using everyday language | 俗文体 |
| gen. | n using the Chinese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words | 借音 (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning) |
| gen. | n using the Japanese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words | 借訓 (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning) |
| gen. | n work using the hands | 手業 |