| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n Japanese puppet theatre | 文楽 news1 nf14 (theater) |
| gen. | n Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen | 人形浄瑠璃 news2 nf38 (forerunner of bunraku) |
| gen. | n yoji puppet government | 傀儡政権 (regime) |
| gen. | n puppet government | 傀儡政府 |
| gen. | n puppet manipulator | 人形遣い news2 nf38 |
| gen. | n puppet manipulator | 人形使い |
| titles | Puppet Master 2 | パペットマスター２ (film) |
| gen. | n puppet operator | 人形使い |
| gen. | n puppet operator | 人形遣い news2 nf38 |
| gen. | n puppet operator | 人形回し |
| gen. | n puppet player | 傀儡師 |
| gen. | n puppet powered by falling water | 水絡繰り |
| gen. | n puppet powered by falling water | 水絡繰 io |
| gen. | n puppet powered by falling water | 水機関 |
| gen. | n puppet show | 人形劇 |
| gen. | n puppet show | 操り芝居 |
| gen. | n puppet show | 人形芝居 |
| gen. | n puppet theater | ペープサート |
| tech. | puppet theatre | 人形劇場 (にんぎょうげきじょう) |
| gen. | n puppet with a moving mouth | パクパク人形 |
| gen. | n var. of puppet popular in the Edo period | 手妻人形 |