| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n vs bird to be set free | 放鳥 |
| gen. | n body set on fire from head to foot | 全身火だるま (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated) |
| gen. | n bumpy tiles set in public areas to mark the path for the blind | 点字ブロック (てんぢ・ぶろっく) |
| gen. | n enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody | ド演歌 |
| gen. | n enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody | ど演歌 |
| gen. | n front company set up to hide someone's true profession by pretending to employ them | アリバイ会社 (often used by call girls) |
| gen. | n government campaign to wear lighter clothes, set conditioners higher, etc. | スーパー・クール・ビズ |
| gen. | n government campaign to wear lighter clothes, set conditioners higher, etc. | スーパークールビズ |
| law | in addition to what is set forth in | に掲げるもののほか |
| gen. | n integrated set of schools that offers education from one stage to the next without taking entrance exams en route | 一貫教育校 |
| gen. | n log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole | 堅魚木 (かつおぎ) |
| gen. | n log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole | 鰹木 (かつおぎ) |
| slang | mark a stage, movie set, etc. with tape to indicate positions of actors, furniture, equipment, etc. | バミる from 場を見る |
| gen. | polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc. | 挨拶 ichi1 news1 nf24 (あいさつ) |
| gen. | n public corporation set up to administer a public facility | 公共施設管理公社 |
| gen. | exp set a thief to catch a thief | 毒を以て毒を制す |
| gen. | exp Set a thief to catch a thief | 蛇の道は蛇 |
| gen. | set fire to | 火を付ける |
| gen. | set fire to | 火を点ける |
| gen. | set fire to | 火をつける |
| gen. | set fire to | 火を放つ |
| gen. | n vs set fire to | 点火 ichi1 news2 nf30 (tenka) |
| gen. | set hand to | 手を付ける |
| gen. | set hand to | 手を着ける |
| gen. | set hand to | 手をつける |
| gen. | n set of problems e.g. in a textbook in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations | 応用編 |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本現報善悪霊異記 |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本霊異記 |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本国現報善悪霊異記 |
| gen. | set off to advantage | 引立てる |
| gen. | set off to advantage | 引き立てる |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | 顎で使う |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | あごで人を使う |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | 頤で人を使う |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | あごで使う |
| gen. | set to fighting | 噛み合せる |
| gen. | set to fighting | 噛合わせる |
| gen. | set to fighting | 噛み合わせる |
| gen. | set to music | 節を付ける (verse, lyrics, etc.) |
| gen. | set to music | 節をつける (verse, lyrics, etc.) |
| slang | set to scutwork | ぱしる |
| slang | set to scutwork | パシる |
| tech. | set to touch | 指触乾燥 (ししょくかんそう) |
| gen. | set to work on revision, homework, etc. | 机に向かう |
| gen. | n uk short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole | 梲 oK |
| gen. | n uk short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole | 宇立 |
| gen. | n uk short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole | 卯建 (うだつ) |
| gen. | v5u vi to be a full set | 揃う ichi1 |
| gen. | to be set back | 引っこむ (e.g. from a road) |
| gen. | to be set back | 引っ込む ichi1 news2 nf44 (e.g. from a road) |
| gen. | v5r vi to be set on | 載る ichi1 |
| telecom. | to set in switching | セットする |
| construct. | to set in | 挿入 (そうにゅう) |
| construct. | to set in | 差し込む (さしこむ) |
| construct. | to set in | 嵌め込む (はめ・こむ) |
| construct. | to set up | 建築 (kenchiku) |