| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n adj-no abstract or impracticable theory | 空論 news2 nf34 |
| gen. | n abstract or impracticable theory | 空理 |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to accumulation of clouds or mist | 靄靄 |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to accumulation of clouds or mist | 靄々 |
| gen. | n adopting parent or parents | 養親 |
| gen. | n agreement used to prevent unauthorized or faked divorce by couples in Japan in the future | 不受理申出 |
| gen. | n agricultural course or department | 農科 |
| gen. | n another or separate order | 別命 |
| gen. | n another shop, store, or firm | 他店 news2 nf42 |
| gen. | n area on the concave side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago | 内帯 |
| gen. | n area on the convex side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago | 外帯 |
| gen. | n area under the girders of a railway or highway | ガード下 (often used for shops, bars, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs obsc arranged suicide of two or more people | 集合自殺 |
| gen. | n vs arranged suicide of two or more people | 集団自殺 |
| gen. | ascertain or tell the difference | 差を付ける (between) |
| gen. | ascertain or tell the difference | 差をつける (between) |
| gen. | n assent or dissent | 諾否 news2 nf35 spec2 (だくひ) |
| gen. | n auxiliary inflecting word, such as a verb or adjective | 補助用言 |
| gen. | backbone of a society or community | 主柱 |
| gen. | n backward or late-developing child | 遅知恵 |
| gen. | n bamboo screen or blind | 竹簀 |
| 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 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 | 麺麻 |
| gen. | n long-handled bamboo winnow used to sift earth or sand | 鋤簾 (じょれん) |
| gen. | n banishment or exile | 遠流 (punishment under the ritsuryo system) |
| gen. | n banker's cut or fee charged in a gambling saloon | 寺銭 |
| gen. | n bathtub or onsen made of or surrounded by rocks | 岩風呂 |
| gen. | n vs becoming a mere shell or dead letter | 形骸化 |
| gen. | adj-na n becoming an adult or full-fledged member of a society | 一丁前 (いっちょうまえ) |
| gen. | n vs becoming more serious or severe | 深刻化 news1 nf15 (problem) |
| gen. | n vs becoming worn or soiled with handling | 手ずれ |
| gen. | n vs becoming worn or soiled with handling | 手擦れ |
| gen. | n beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu | 決まり字 (esp. used in competitive karuta) |
| gen. | n beginning of a book or scroll | 巻首 |
| gen. | n beginning of the month or the year | 正朔 |
| gen. | n biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil | アルバ |
| gen. | n biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil | アルバー |
| gen. | n adj-no bleary or drunken eyes | 酔眼 |
| gen. | booming or peaking | 花ざかり (in popularity) |
| gen. | booming or peaking | 花盛り news1 nf23 (in popularity) |
| gen. | n bound to decline, decay, or collapse | 必衰 |
| gen. | bragging about one's husband or male lover | 男自慢 |
| gen. | n braided thread or cord | 組み糸 |
| gen. | n bristly beard or mustache | 虎鬚 |
| gen. | n bristly beard or mustache | 虎髭 |
| gen. | n sens cattle or horse trader | 博労 |
| gen. | n sens cattle or horse trader | 馬喰 |
| gen. | n sens cattle or horse trader | 伯楽 news2 nf42 |
| 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 chance or opportunity | 浮かぶ瀬 |
| gen. | n changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start | 改過自新 |
| gen. | n vs changing course or direction | 転針 |
| gen. | n vs changing course or direction | 転進 news2 nf45 |
| gen. | channels, official or otherwise | パイプ gai1 ichi1 (paipu) |
| gen. | n character style or form | 字形 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | n vs chartering or hiring a vessel | 傭船 (ようせん) |
| gen. | n vs chartering or hiring a vessel | 用船 news2 nf45 (ようせん) |
| gen. | n Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression | 四字成句 |
| gen. | n collateral or counterpart fund | 見返り資金 (みかえりしきん) |
| gen. | n vs collusion before a bid or tender | 入札談合 |
| gen. | n command of a shogun or a high official | 台名 |
| gen. | n communications or media organ | 通信機関 (つうしん・きかん) |
| gen. | n congratulatory card or letter sent to the Emperor | 賀表 |
| gen. | n contraceptive method or measures | 避妊法 |
| gen. | n Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 拷問等禁止条約 |
| gen. | ctr counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game | 面 ichi1 (men) |
| gen. | ctr counter for chairs or seats | 脚 (kyaku) |
| gen. | ctr counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects | 枚組み (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.) |
| gen. | ctr counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects | 枚組 (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.) |
| gen. | ctr counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine | 部 ichi1 higher than a 課 |
| gen. | suf ctr counter for dishes or courses | 品 ichi1 (at a restaurant, ひん) |
| gen. | cows' or pigs' offal | ホルモン gai1 (entrails, horumon) |
| gen. | cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships | 船架 (senka) |
| gen. | n uk critical point or moment | 崖っぷち |
| gen. | n uk critical point or moment | 崖っ縁 |
| gen. | n crocodile or alligator skin | 鰐皮 (hide) |
| gen. | n cupboard or chest for tea implements | 茶箪笥 |
| gen. | custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night | 石打ち |
| gen. | custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night | 石打 |
| 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. | cut or trim something evenly | 刈り揃える |
| gen. | cut or trim something evenly | 刈りそろえる |
| gen. | n vs cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut | そぎ切り |
| gen. | n vs cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut | 削ぎ切り |
| gen. | n vs cutting in half or two | 半裁 |
| gen. | cutting or breaking apart with vigour | ざっくり |
| gen. | n adj-no cylinder or rod-shaped | 棒状 news2 nf31 |
| 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 dark blue or purple stone, esp. used in paving or gardens | 鉄平石 (てっぺい・せき) |
| gen. | n deified volcano or volcanic eruption | ご神火 |
| gen. | n deified volcano or volcanic eruption | 御神火 |
| gen. | derive nourishment from an elemental portion of mist or fog | 霞を食う (the goal of a mountain ascetic) |
| gen. | n determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning | 口うら esp. 口裏 |
| gen. | n determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning | 口占 |
| gen. | n determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning | 口裏 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | adv yoji determining an attitude or response according to the opponent | 相手次第 |
| gen. | dip or scoop up | すくい上げる |
| gen. | dip or scoop up | 掬い上げる |
| gen. | n direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric | 布目 news2 nf45 (nunome) |
| gen. | n dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal | 口直し |
| gen. | dish or tray of this size | 八寸 (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies) |
| gen. | dish out food or drink | 注ぐ ichi1 |
| gen. | n dispensing a drop or spot of something | 点着 |
| gen. | n double width cloth or fabric | 広幅 |
| gen. | drafting manuscript or paper | 製図素図 |
| gen. | draw or pull something towards oneself | 引寄せる io (e.g. chair) |
| gen. | draw or pull something towards oneself | 引きよせる (e.g. chair) |
| gen. | draw or pull something towards oneself | 引き寄せる news2 nf33 (e.g. chair) |
| gen. | n drawstring on pouch or purse | 緒締め (handbag) |
| gen. | n dressing or outfitting oneself | 身仕舞い |
| gen. | n drug user or addict | 麻薬常用者 |
| gen. | n drunken spree or frenzy | 乱酒 |
| gen. | n dyed thread or yarn | 染め糸 |
| 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 early-morning visit to a temple or shrine | 朝参り |
| gen. | eat or drink something | 極める |
| gen. | eat or drink something | 決める ichi1 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | eat with a munching or crunching sound | ぼりぼり食べる |
| gen. | n education or school expenses | 教育費 (きょういくひ) |
| gen. | n education world or circles | 教育界 |
| gen. | n vs entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple | 昇殿 |
| gen. | n vs entry to school or university | 入学 ichi1 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | n excellent or famous poem | 名歌 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | int exclamation of relief or disappointment | やれやれ ichi1 |
| gen. | int exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry | げっ (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross) |
| gen. | int exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry | げ (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross) |
| gen. | int exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry | ゲ (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross) |
| gen. | int exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry | ゲッ (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross) |
| gen. | n amount of expenditures or disbursements | 支出額 (ししゅつがく) |
| gen. | n eye discharge or mucus | 目垢 |
| gen. | n fertile fields or plain | 沃野 |
| gen. | n Filipino national dish of braised chicken or pork | アドボ |
| gen. | n fireplace or hearth dug into the ground or floor | 地炉 (じろ) |
| gen. | n flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general | 牙纛 |
| gen. | adj-na n flat or stone broke | 空穴 |
| gen. | adj-na n flat or stone broke | 空っ穴 |
| gen. | n flat sedge or bamboo hat | 一文字笠 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no flow of water or air | 流通 ichi1 news1 nf03 (りゅうつう) |
| gen. | n foot or base of a mountain | 山裾 |
| gen. | n one's fortune or destiny | 星回り |
| gen. | n fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits | 本幕 (noh) |
| gen. | n funny word or gesture | 茶利 ateji |
| gen. | n gifts for close relatives or friends | 内祝い |
| gen. | n gifts for close relatives or friends | 内祝 |
| gen. | n adj-no gilded edges or rims | 金縁 |
| gen. | n goat-sheep chimera or hybrid | ギープ |
| gen. | n government or official circles | 官辺 |
| gen. | n government-financed or sponsored foreign student | 国費留学生 |
| gen. | n government-regulated organization or facility, etc. | 官制 (organisation) |
| gen. | n green or sweet wine | 緑酒 |
| gen. | n groundbreaking or cornerstone-laying ceremony | 起工式 (きこう・しき) |
| gen. | n handwritten or autograph letter | 親書 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | hide with paint or make-up | 塗り隠す |
| gen. | hold back on or restrict sales of | 売り惜しむ |
| gen. | hold or carry under or in the arms | 抱える ichi1 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | hold two or more positions concurrently | 掛け持つ |
| gen. | n while holding a post or being in office | 在任中 (ざいにんちゅう) |
| 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. | n vs holding two or more positions concurrently | かけ持ち |
| gen. | n vs holding two or more positions concurrently | 掛持ち (かけもち) |
| gen. | n vs holding two or more positions concurrently | 掛け持ち news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic | カチューシャ gai1 named after a character in Tolstoy's novel "Resurrection" (often covered with cloth) |
| gen. | hospital room or ward | 大部屋 news2 nf31 (おおべや) |
| gen. | n humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener | 謙譲語２ (or a third party) |
| gen. | n humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener | 謙譲語ＩＩ (or a third party) |
| gen. | indication mark or point | 指示点 |
| gen. | exp indication that a page or site may be linked without restriction | リンク・フリー |
| gen. | exp indication that a page or site may be linked without restriction | リンクフリー |
| gen. | n ineffective or wasted move | 緩手 (in Go or Shoji) |
| gen. | adj-no inside a table or list | 表内 |
| gen. | n obsc intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds | き鳳鏡 |
| gen. | n obsc intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds | 夔鳳鏡 |
| gen. | n keen or piercing eye | 活眼 |
| gen. | n knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck | フレンチ・タートル |
| gen. | n knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck | フレンチタートル |
| gen. | n knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck design | オフ・タートル |
| gen. | n knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck design | オフタートル |
| gen. | n knotted cord or rope | 結縄 |
| gen. | n vs laboring in vain or for no result | 無駄骨折り |
| gen. | n lachrymal or tear duct | 涙管 |
| gen. | n lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow- or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen | 春慶塗り |
| gen. | n lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow- or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen | 春慶塗 |
| gen. | n vs lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something | 訓誡 |
| gen. | n vs lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something | 訓戒 news2 nf46 spec2 |
| gen. | n lesson or teaching plan | 教案 |
| gen. | n lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day | 日柄 |
| gen. | n vs make an issue or problem of something | 問題化 |
| gen. | make dim or dull | 曇らせる |
| gen. | make or mar depends on the telling | ものも言いよう |
| gen. | make or mar depends on the telling | 物も言いよう |
| gen. | make or mar depends on the telling | 物も言い様 |
| gen. | n man of substance or virtue | 大人 (おおいれ) |
| gen. | n man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman | 逆玉 |
| gen. | n man with a bald or shaven head | 蛸坊主 |
| gen. | n man with a bald or shaven head | 蛸入道 |
| gen. | n maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword | 血振り |
| gen. | n maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword | 血振 |
| gen. | mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc. | 金隠し |
| gen. | adj-na n many troubles or sadnesses or vexations or grudges | 多恨 |
| gen. | n Man'yougana written in kaisho or gyousho style | 男手 |
| gen. | n married man or woman | 所帯持ち |
| 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 medicinal plants or herbs | 薬用植物 |
| gen. | n melody or flushing sound played by a Japanese toilet to mask excretion sounds | 音姫 |
| gen. | n memory or autograph of deceased | 遺芳 |
| gen. | n merits influence of one's pious acts or religious practice | 功力 |
| gen. | n merits or demerits | 善し悪し ichi1 |
| gen. | n merits or demerits | 良し悪し |
| gen. | exp adv merits or demerits | 善い悪い |
| gen. | n method of dealing or coping with stress | ストレス対処法 |
| gen. | n method of examination or inspection | 検査法 |
| gen. | n obsc method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves or flowers, etc. placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials | 摺り染 |
| gen. | n obsc method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves or flowers, etc. placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials | 摺染 |
| gen. | n obsc method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves or flowers, etc. placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials | 摺り染め |
| gen. | n midterm mid-semester test or exam | 中間テスト |
| gen. | n yoji mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge | 和光同塵 |
| gen. | n vs mixing or using together | 混用 |
| gen. | n model or exemplary student | 模範生 |
| gen. | n multiplex broadcast or transmission | 音声多重放送 |
| gen. | n name of a drug or medicine | 薬名 |
| gen. | n name of a or the Buddha | 名号 |
| gen. | n name of a town or street | 町名 news2 nf40 |
| gen. | n vs name or word formed by translation | 訳名 |
| gen. | n vs neglected or abandoned garden | 廃園 news2 nf43 |
| gen. | n obi cloth or material | 帯地 |
| gen. | n occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school | ロング・ホームルーム (e.g. for activities not related to class work) |
| gen. | n occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school | ロングホームルーム (e.g. for activities not related to class work) |
| gen. | n occasional thoughts or impressions | 随感 |
| gen. | n offices of a public or governmental organization | 公庁 (organisation) |
| gen. | n vs oral instruction or teaching or method | 口授 |
| gen. | n ordinary or regulation size | 並み型 |
| gen. | n one's own army or team | 自軍 |
| gen. | n one's own strength or effort | 自分の力 |
| gen. | n one's own thoughts or opinion | 私考 |
| gen. | n parent according to law or convention but not biology | 義親 |
| gen. | n parent or someone with children on the way | 子持 (esp. an expecting mother) |
| gen. | n parent or someone with children on the way | 子持ち news2 nf31 (esp. an expecting mother) |
| gen. | n parent root or stock | 親株 (おやかぶ) |
| gen. | n parental love or affection | 親心 news2 nf28 |
| gen. | n party receiving or accepting an order | 受注者 (じゅちゅうしゃ) |
| gen. | n party rules or regulations | 党規 |
| gen. | n party rules or regulations | 党則 |
| gen. | n person converted to a religion or belief | 改心者 |
| gen. | n person having dual citizenship or nationality | 二重国籍者 |
| gen. | n person having something built or constructed | 建主 |
| gen. | n person having something built or constructed | 建て主 |
| gen. | n person in his or her prime | 壮者 |
| gen. | n person of high rank or income | 大身 |
| gen. | person or object held in reserve | 持駒 |
| gen. | person or object held in reserve | 持ち駒 |
| gen. | n person or party with whom you are dealing | 相手先 (on the other end) |
| gen. | n person or thing to be avoided | 鬼門 news2 nf41 |
| 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 selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo | 竹屋 |
| gen. | n person subject to a conservatorship or curatorship | 被保佐人 |
| gen. | adj-na n person that annoys or causes trouble | 人騒がせ |
| gen. | n person to turn to or depend on | 寄る辺 (よるべ) |
| gen. | person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age | 早生 usu. 早稲 |
| gen. | person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age | 早稲 news2 nf42 |
| gen. | n person who donates to a monk or a temple | 檀越 |
| gen. | n person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving | ペーパー・ドライバ (license) |
| gen. | n person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving | ペーパー・ドライバー (license) |
| gen. | n person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving | ペーパードライバ (license) |
| gen. | n person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving | ペーパードライバー (license) |
| 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 occupies a building or land without title or permission | 無断居住者 |
| gen. | n person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance | 余計者 (よけいもの) |
| gen. | n person without a registered or fixed address | 無籍者 |
| gen. | n persons or animals added to a picture | 添景 (てんけい) |
| gen. | n persons or animals added to a picture | 点景 news2 nf47 |
| gen. | n pilaf topped with bechemal or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked | ドーリア named after the Doria family of Genoa |
| gen. | n pilaf topped with bechemal or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked | ドリア |
| gen. | n yoji play for all or nothing | 乾坤一擲 |
| gen. | n play or production for children | 童話劇 |
| gen. | n playing shogi with a handicap of one castle rook or bishop | 一枚落ち |
| gen. | n pleat or fold peak | 折り山 |
| gen. | n plum garden or orchard | 梅園 news2 nf45 |
| gen. | n poem or song written by the emperor | 御製 |
| gen. | n poem or writings added to a picture or painting | 題画 |
| gen. | n poem written by the Emperor or a member of the imperial family | 御詠 |
| gen. | poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections | 無点 |
| gen. | n poetry party or competition | 歌会 news2 nf47 |
| gen. | n polishing one's sword or talents or knowledge | 磨淬 |
| gen. | n political principle, policy or platform | 政綱 |
| gen. | n political structure or mechanism | 政治機構 |
| gen. | n pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic | ビニ本 from ビニール and 本 |
| gen. | n adj-no position in a game of go or shogi | 局面 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | position of a game of go or shogi | 棊局 |
| gen. | position of a game of go or shogi | 棋局 |
| gen. | n prohibited book or literature | 禁書 |
| gen. | n public bath located in a city or town | 町湯 |
| 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 adj-no public bond or securities | 公債 news1 nf17 (こうさい) |
| gen. | n degree of public interest in forthcoming event or performance | 前評判 |
| gen. | n public or government corporation | 公共企業体 |
| gen. | n public position or attitude | 立て前 (as opposed to private thoughts) |
| gen. | n public position or attitude | 点て前 (as opposed to private thoughts) |
| gen. | n public position or attitude | 点前 (as opposed to private thoughts) |
| gen. | n public position or attitude | 立前 (as opposed to private thoughts) |
| gen. | n public position or attitude | 建前 ichi1 news1 nf10 (as opposed to private thoughts, たてまえ) |
| gen. | n public position or attitude | 建て前 ichi1 (as opposed to private thoughts) |
| gen. | n public relations section or department | 広報部 |
| gen. | n public scorn or humiliation | 晒者 |
| gen. | n public scorn or humiliation | さらし者 |
| gen. | n public scorn or humiliation | 晒し者 |
| gen. | n public scorn or humiliation | 曝し者 |
| gen. | n public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation | 正倉 (ritsuryo system) |
| gen. | n publication in a new format or binding | 新装版 |
| gen. | n vs obsc publication of two or more different books together as one | 合刻 |
| gen. | n publicity arm or organ | 宣伝機関 |
| gen. | n publicity or advertising expenses | 宣伝費 |
| gen. | n public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual | 義民 |
| gen. | quasi-dynamic locomotion or walking | 準動歩行 |
| gen. | exp reason or excuse | ものですから (nuance of seeking understanding) |
| gen. | n vs recitation or chanting of a poem | 吟詠 |
| gen. | n rescue team or party | 救助隊 (きゅうぢょたい) |
| gen. | n residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers | 在留特別許可 |
| gen. | n respecting the intentions or wishes of someone | 意向尊重 |
| gen. | rest or lean against | 寄せかける |
| gen. | rest or lean against | 寄せ掛ける |
| gen. | n rest or recreation room | 休養室 |
| gen. | n restricted to those 18 years or older | 十八禁 |
| gen. | n restricted to those 18 years or older | １８禁 |
| gen. | n returning half of a consolatory or celebratory gift | 半返し |
| gen. | n obsc rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame | 萩の餅 |
| gen. | n rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame | 御萩 |
| gen. | n rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame | お萩 |
| gen. | n rice crop or harvest | 米収 |
| gen. | n rice field or paddy | 田地 |
| 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-based or centered diet | 米食 news2 nf30 (centred) |
| gen. | n rich or poor harvest | 豊凶 |
| gen. | n roasted millet or rice cake used to make okoshi | 粔籹種 oK |
| gen. | n roasted millet or rice cake used to make okoshi | おこし種 |
| gen. | n roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce | 南蛮漬 |
| gen. | n roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce | 南蛮漬け |
| gen. | n roasted or parched rice | 焼き米 |
| gen. | n robes of a judge or lawyer or priest | 法服 |
| gen. | n round table meeting or talks | 卓話会 |
| gen. | run or drive fast | 飛ばす ichi1 news2 nf26 (とばす) |
| gen. | n pref run-down or junky | 藍褸 |
| gen. | n pref run-down or junky | 襤褸 (ぼろ) |
| gen. | n rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade | 羊羹色 |
| gen. | n sacred wine or sake | 神酒 |
| gen. | n sacred wine or sake | 御酒 |
| gen. | n sacred wine or sake | 御神酒 |
| gen. | n sacred wine or sake | お神酒 |
| gen. | n sad or tragic story | 悲話 |
| gen. | n sake lees with black or brown specks | 黒粕 (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast) |
| gen. | n sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation | 口噛み酒 |
| gen. | n sake made without added alcohol or sugar | 純米酒 |
| gen. | n sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks | 猿酒 |
| gen. | n sandal or clog strap | 前鼻緒 |
| gen. | n savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables | お好み焼 |
| 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 | お好み焼き |
| gen. | n scaffolding or construction worker | 鳶職 (とびしょく・(にん)) |
| gen. | n scaffolding or construction worker | とび職 |
| gen. | n school bond or debenture | 学校債券 |
| gen. | n school duties or affairs | 校務 |
| gen. | n obsc school of thought or religious sect | 初祖 |
| gen. | n school or training ship | 練習船 (renshūsen) |
| gen. | n scolding or threatening with a shout | 喝 |
| gen. | n sea or river bottom | 水底 news2 nf40 |
| gen. | seasonal word or phrase | 季 (in haiku) |
| gen. | n self-study guide or book | 独習書 |
| gen. | n set of related or similar characters | 字種 |
| gen. | n vs shaking or tapping usu. one's foot unconsciously | 貧乏ゆすり |
| gen. | n vs shaking or tapping usu. one's foot unconsciously | 貧乏揺すり |
| gen. | n silk or leather container for paper handkerchiefs, medicine, toothpicks, etc. | 鼻紙入れ |
| gen. | n silk or leather container for paper handkerchiefs, medicine, toothpicks, etc. | 鼻紙袋 |
| gen. | n silk or paper with cotton threads | 糸入り |
| gen. | adj-na n slight build or stature | 細作り |
| 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. | adv uk some time or other | 何時か |
| gen. | somebody who sells something or works as | 家 usu. 屋 (something) |
| gen. | somebody who sells something or works as | 屋 (something) |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 兎にも角にも |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 兎に角 ateji ichi1 |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 兎も角 ichi1 |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 兎や角 |
| gen. | uk somehow or other | 兎角 ichi1 |
| gen. | uk somehow or other | 左右 (さゆう) |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 何と無く |
| gen. | adv n somehow or other | どうか |
| gen. | adv somehow or other | 曲がりなりにも |
| gen. | adv somehow or other | 曲り形にも |
| gen. | exp somehow or other | どうにかこうにか |
| gen. | exp somehow or other | どうやらこうやら |
| gen. | adv somehow or other | 何かしら |
| gen. | exp somehow or other | どうかした |
| gen. | exp somehow or other | どうかして |
| gen. | exp adv uk somehow or other | 如何かこうか |
| gen. | exp adv uk somehow or other | 何処かしら |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 何となし |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 何と無し |
| gen. | adv somehow or other | 何とかして spec1 |
| gen. | adv somehow or other | 何か知ら |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 何となく ichi1 |
| gen. | adv uk somehow or other | 兎も角も |
| gen. | adv somehow or other | なんとは無しに |
| gen. | adv somehow or other | 何とはなしに |
| gen. | adv somehow or other | 何とは無しに |
| gen. | somehow or other | どうやら ichi1 |
| gen. | n someone or something that just gets in the way | 足まとい |
| gen. | n someone or something that just gets in the way | 足纏い |
| gen. | someone esp. a woman pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive | 蒲魚 |
| gen. | someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art | 像主 |
| gen. | n soot on the bottom of a pot or pan | 鍋墨 |
| gen. | n spare energy, time or money | 余力 news1 nf17 (よりょく) |
| gen. | n spare or new razor blade | 替刃 |
| gen. | n spare or new razor blade | 替え刃 |
| gen. | n specialized weapon or skill | 得物 |
| gen. | spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape | 柿の種 |
| gen. | spread or circulate a rumor | 言囃す (rumour) |
| gen. | spread or circulate a rumor | 言い囃す (rumour) |
| gen. | spring at or upon | 躍り懸かる |
| gen. | spring at or upon | 躍り掛かる |
| gen. | spring at or upon | 躍り掛る |
| gen. | spring or rush out | 跳ね出る |
| gen. | spring or rush out | 跳ね出す |
| gen. | n stamp or certificate of public document authentication in accordance with Hague Convention XII | アポスティユ |
| gen. | n stamp or certificate of public document authentication in accordance with Hague Convention XII | アボスティル |
| gen. | n stamp or certificate of public document authentication in accordance with Hague Convention XII | アポスティーユ |
| gen. | n steel made from iron sand or black sand | 玉鋼 (used in sword blades) |
| gen. | n steel or iron dome | 鉄傘 |
| gen. | suf suffix forming adjectives or adverbs | か spec1 was written as 歟; used at sentence-end |
| gen. | n yoji sure punishment or reward | 信賞必罰 |
| gen. | n swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine | 大福 |
| gen. | n swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine | 大服 |
| gen. | n sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles | 石焼き芋 |
| gen. | n swollen or cancerous spleen | 脾腫 |
| gen. | n sword drawing style or school from Shizuoka prefecture | 水鷗流 |
| gen. | n sword drawing style or school from Shizuoka prefecture | 水鴎流 |
| gen. | n teacher's mark or grade book | えんま帳 |
| gen. | n teacher's mark or grade book | 閻魔帳 |
| gen. | n obsc technique for catching gobies using a straw mat or basket | 鮴押し |
| gen. | n vs adj-no thick or dense growth | 密生 news2 nf46 |
| gen. | n thick-bordered box or table | 太枠 (in forms, etc.) |
| gen. | n ship or shipbuilding timber or plank | 船板 |
| gen. | n tone or force of an argument | 論鋒 |
| gen. | n trademark gag or routine | 持ちネタ |
| gen. | n traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume | 獅子舞い |
| gen. | n traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume | 獅子舞 news2 nf37 |
| gen. | n yoji transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child | 一子相伝 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to son | 父子相伝 |
| gen. | n treasured article or vessel | 宝器 |
| gen. | n truth or error | 真偽 ichi1 news1 nf20 |
| gen. | n truth or error | 信疑 |
| gen. | n truth or falsehood | 虚実 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | n "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox | 社日 (a day of religious significance for harvests) |
| gen. | n turning another away at the gate or front door | 門前払い news1 nf23 |
| 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. | n turning or twisting part of a text | 転句 |
| gen. | n two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party | 合同コンパ |
| gen. | n two or three | 両三 |
| gen. | n-adv two or three | 二三 news2 nf29 |
| gen. | n two or three days | 両三日 |
| gen. | n two periods or terms | 二期 news1 nf11 |
| gen. | n uk woman's ugly or homely face | 御徒面子 |
| gen. | n vacant lot or land | 空閑地 (くうかん・ち) |
| gen. | n vacant or unoccupied room | 空き室 |
| gen. | n vacant or unoccupied room | 空室 news2 nf30 |
| gen. | vain boasting or bluster | 大風呂敷 |
| gen. | n waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine | ソムリエール |
| gen. | n waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine | ソムリエ |
| gen. | n vs winning a prize or place | 入賞 ichi1 news1 nf05 (in a contest) |
| 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 only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair | 清老頭 |
| gen. | n winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles | 大三元 |
| 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 four kongs or pungs of winds | 大四喜 |
| gen. | n winning hand containing no end tiles or honor tiles | 断幺九 |
| gen. | n winning hand containing no end tiles or honor tiles | 断ヤオ九 |
| gen. | n winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon | 小三元 |
| gen. | winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left | 山越し |
| gen. | winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops | 風花 |
| gen. | n witness stand or box | 証人席 |
| gen. | n witness stand or box | 証人台 |
| gen. | n woollen goods or fabric | 毛織り物 |
| gen. | n woollen goods or fabric | 毛織物 (け・おりもの) |
| gen. | n vs while working in or at or for | 在勤 news2 nf33 |
| gen. | n working-class accent or dialect | 下町言葉 |
| gen. | n "ya" column or row of the kana syllabary | ヤ行 |
| gen. | zooming out or backing the camera away to get a wider image | どん引き (film, TV) |
| gen. | zooming out or backing the camera away to get a wider image | ドン引き (film, TV) |