| Subject | English | Japanese |
| avunc. | athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition | 大将 news1 nf13 (kendo, judo, etc.) |
| gen. | adj-na n child born in last half of the year | 年弱 |
| gen. | comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc. | 大喜利 |
| gen. | comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc. | 大切 io (だいぎり) |
| gen. | comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc. | 大切り |
| gen. | n last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar | 節分 news2 nf34 (usually February 3 or 4) |
| gen. | last in first out | 後入先出 (あといれさきだし) |
| gen. | exp last in, first out | 後入れ先出し |
| comp., MS | last in, first out inventory valuation method | 後入れ先出し在庫評価方法 (An inventory valuation method in which inventory that is received most recently is considered sold or used first for accounting purposes) |
| gen. | n last piece in a kabuki programme | 切り狂言 |
| gen. | n last piece in a kabuki programme | 切狂言 |
| gen. | n last soup served in a Kaiseki course | 止椀 (often miso soup) |
| gen. | n last soup served in a Kaiseki course | 止め椀 (often miso soup) |
| gen. | Last-in First-out | 後入先出し (LIFO) |
| gen. | n one night sleepover at school in summer vacation of last year of nursery school | お泊まり保育 |
| gen. | n one night sleepover at school in summer vacation of last year of nursery school | お泊り保育 |
| gen. | n passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school | 現役合格 (instead of failing then taking gap year(s)) |
| gen. | exp obsc there are no birds in last year's nest | 柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ |
| gen. | exp obsc there are no birds in last year's nest | 柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ |
| proverb | exp there is luck in the last helping | 慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない |