| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | a little while | 少と |
| gen. | a little while | ちいと |
| gen. | a little while | 些と |
| gen. | exp a little while ago | 先方 (せんぽう) |
| gen. | n a little while back | ついさっき |
| gen. | exp a little while later | しばらくしてから |
| gen. | exp a little while later | 少し間を置いて |
| gen. | exp a little while later | 少し間をおいて |
| gen. | exp a little while later | しばらく経ってから |
| gen. | exp a little while later | 稍あって |
| gen. | n yoji a temporary job while looking for a better job | 腰掛仕事 |
| gen. | n yoji a temporary job while looking for a better job | 腰掛け仕事 |
| gen. | adv uk a very short while ago | 未き |
| gen. | adv uk a very short while ago | 夙 |
| gen. | adv uk a very short while ago | 未だき |
| gen. | n-t n-adv uk a while | ひと時 |
| gen. | a while | 暫らく io |
| gen. | a while | 須臾 |
| gen. | a while | 暫く ichi1 |
| gen. | adv adj-f uk a while | 漸 |
| gen. | adv adj-f uk a while | 稍 ichi1 |
| gen. | n-t n-adv uk a while | 一時 ichi1 |
| gen. | adv a while later | 程経て |
| inf. | act carried out while knowing that it should not be | 確信犯 |
| gen. | exp after a little while | ややあって |
| gen. | exp after a while | 少し間をおいて |
| gen. | exp after a while | しばらく経ってから |
| gen. | exp after a while | しばらくしてから |
| gen. | exp after a while | 少し間を置いて |
| gen. | adv after a while | 後に |
| obs. | n-adv n-t all the while recently | 此の中 |
| gen. | assassinate someone while he sleeps | 寝首を掻く |
| gen. | assassinate someone while he sleeps | 寝首をかく |
| gen. | n attacking while pursuing | 追い撃ち |
| gen. | n attacking while pursuing | 追い討ち |
| gen. | n attacking while pursuing | 追い打ち news1 nf16 |
| gen. | barricading oneself in a fort, etc. while being besieged | 立て篭り |
| gen. | barricading oneself in a fort, etc. while being besieged | 立て籠り |
| gen. | barricading oneself in a fort, etc. while being besieged | 楯籠り |
| gen. | barricading oneself in a fort, etc. while being besieged | 立てこもり |
| gen. | n being thin while having an unhealthily high body fat percentage | 隠れ肥満 |
| gen. | n bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor | 三つ指 |
| gen. | n bowing while sitting | 座礼 |
| gen. | n vs bowing while standing | 立礼 |
| gen. | n communicating while drinking | 飲みニケーション (usu. with colleagues) |
| gen. | n communicating while drinking | ノミュニケーション from 飲み and コミュニケーション (usu. with colleagues) |
| gen. | n communicating while drinking | 飲みニュケーション from 飲み and コミュニケーション (usu. with colleagues) |
| gen. | n communicating while drinking | ノミニケーション (usu. with colleagues) |
| rel., budd. | n contemplating Buddha while chanting his name | 心念口称 |
| gen. | n counterattack while evading the opponent's attack | 抜き技 (kendo) |
| gen. | n yoji dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest while the paddies are still covered with snow | 白田売買 |
| gen. | n uk declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed | 立直 |
| gen. | n depressing something and turning it while still depressed | 押し回し (i.e. gas stopper, spark plug) |
| gen. | n diary written while ill in bed | 病床日誌 |
| gen. | n discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand | まわし打ち |
| gen. | n discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand | 回し打ち |
| food.ind. | n dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl | 粉吹きいも (making them look as if covered in powder) |
| food.ind. | n dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl | 粉吹芋 (making them look as if covered in powder) |
| food.ind. | n dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl | 粉吹き芋 (making them look as if covered in powder) |
| gen. | do while no one is looking | 掠める |
| gen. | exp doing something while you are at it | ゆきがけの駄賃 |
| gen. | exp doing something while you are at it | いきがけの駄賃 |
| gen. | exp doing something while you are at it | 行きがけの駄賃 |
| gen. | exp doing something while you are at it | 行き掛けの駄賃 |
| gen. | n drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other | 相酌 |
| gen. | n drinking establishment where one drinks while standing | 立ち呑み屋 |
| gen. | n drinking establishment where one drinks while standing | 立呑屋 |
| gen. | n drinking establishment where one drinks while standing | 立飲屋 |
| gen. | n drinking establishment where one drinks while standing | 立ち飲み屋 |
| gen. | n drinking while doing an acrobatic stunt | 曲飲み |
| gen. | n drinking while standing | 立ち呑み |
| gen. | n drinking while standing | 立ち飲み |
| food.ind. | n eating live seafood e.g. ice gobies, shrimp while still moving | 踊り食い |
| gen. | n vs eating while standing | 立ち喰い |
| gen. | n vs eating while standing | 立喰い |
| gen. | n vs eating while standing | 立食い |
| gen. | n vs eating while standing | 立ち食い news2 nf47 |
| gen. | eating while walking | 食べ歩き news2 nf45 |
| obs. | n face of someone while still alive | 生き顔 |
| gen. | n vs falling apart while cooking | 煮くずれ |
| gen. | n vs falling apart while cooking | 煮崩れ |
| gen. | n vs falling from bicycle, motorcycle, etc. while driving | 落車 (esp. in a race) |
| gen. | n vs farting while asleep | 寝ナラ |
| gen. | n vs farting while asleep | 寝っ屁 |
| gen. | n feel consistency of food while being chewed | 歯応え news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n feel consistency of food while being chewed | 歯ごたえ spec1 |
| gen. | n one's feeling while riding | 乗心地 (のりごこち) |
| gen. | n one's feeling while riding | 乗り心地 news2 nf28 |
| gen. | adv n vs floundering while nearly drowning | あっぷあっぷ |
| gen. | n for a good while | 良久 |
| gen. | exp for a little while | 稍あって |
| gen. | exp adv for a short while | しばらくの間 |
| gen. | exp adv for a short while | 暫くの間 |
| gen. | adv uk for a short while | 暫し |
| gen. | exp adv for a while | しばらくの間 |
| gen. | exp adv for a while | 暫くの間 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t adj-no for a while | 一時 ichi1 news1 nf01 |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk for a while | 一しきり |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk for a while | 一頻り |
| obs. | n-adv n-t for a while recently | 此の中 |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk for quite a while | 兼ねて spec1 |
| gen. | adv uk for quite a while | 兼ね兼ね |
| gen. | adv uk for quite a while | 予々 |
| gen. | adv uk for quite a while | 予予 |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk for quite a while | 予て ichi1 |
| gen. | adv for the first time in a while | 久し振りに |
| gen. | adv for the first time in a while | 久しぶりに |
| gen. | adv n-t for the next while | 当分 ichi1 news1 nf06 |
| gen. | n yoji forking the rook while checking the king | 王手飛車 |
| gen. | n form of gagaku performed while marching | 道楽 |
| gen. | n funeral performed for somebody while they are alive | 生前葬 |
| gen. | garment used while bathing | 湯具 |
| gen. | n vs get chilled while asleep | 寝冷え ichi1 |
| gen. | n vs getting extra sleep while one has the chance | 寝溜め |
| gen. | n vs getting extra sleep while one has the chance | 寝だめ |
| gen. | exp n going on a date while wearing a school uniform | 制服デート |
| gen. | n harvesting rice while it is still green | 青田刈り |
| gen. | hold all the while | 持ち切る (もちきる) |
| sumo. | n holding opponent's belt while pushing from the ring | 寄り切り news2 nf30 |
| proverb | exp if you visit the toilet while travelling, you will get behind your fellow travelers | 小便一町糞一里 |
| gen. | exp in a little while | もうちょっとしたら (referring to the very near future on the order of minutes) |
| gen. | n infection incurred while hospitalized | 院内感染 (hospitalised) |
| gen. | adj-na uk it's been a while | やっとか目 Nagoya (and surrounding areas) dialect (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you) |
| gen. | adj-na uk it's been a while | 八十日目 (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you) |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no it's been a while | 久し振り ichi1 (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you) |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no it's been a while | 久しぶり ichi1 news1 nf07 (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you) |
| sport. | n vs keeping one's chin up and not looking at the ball while hitting it | ヘッド・アップ |
| sport. | n vs keeping one's chin up and not looking at the ball while hitting it | ヘッドアップ |
| sumo. | n knocking an opponent over while holding his belt | 寄り倒し news2 nf37 |
| gen. | n vs laughing while reminiscing | 思い出し笑い |
| gen. | exp Lend me your ears a while | 物は相談 |
| gen. | exp Life is difficult, while death is easy | 生は難く死は易し |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk little while | 須臾 |
| gen. | little while | 少し ichi1 news1 nf01 |
| gen. | little while | 些し oK |
| gen. | n-t little while | 半時 |
| gen. | n little while | 暫且 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t little while | 少時 |
| gen. | little while | 寡し |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk little while | 暫らく io |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk little while | 暫く ichi1 |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no adv n long while | 久久 (ago) |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no adv n long while | 久々 news1 nf10 (ago) |
| gen. | look at something while absorbed in reverie | 打眺める |
| gen. | look at something while absorbed in reverie | 打ち眺める |
| gen. | look at something while absorbed in thoughts | 打眺める |
| gen. | look at something while absorbed in thoughts | 打ち眺める |
| gen. | look on enviously while doing nothing | 指を咥える |
| gen. | look on enviously while doing nothing | 指を銜える often 〜て見る |
| gen. | look on enviously while doing nothing | 指をくわえる |
| gen. | n vs yoji looking aside while driving | 脇見運転 |
| gen. | n vs looking at one's smartphone while walking | 歩きスマホ |
| sport. | n vs looking up while hitting the ball | ヘッド・アップ |
| sport. | n vs looking up while hitting the ball | ヘッドアップ |
| obs. | exp make hay while the sun shines | 一寸の光陰軽んず可からず |
| gen. | exp Make hay while the sun shines | 好機逸す可からず |
| obs. | exp make hay while the sun shines | 一寸の光陰軽んずべからず |
| gen. | exp make hay while the sun shines | 思い立ったが吉日 |
| gen. | n mandarin variety that can be eaten while the skin is green | 青蜜柑 |
| gen. | n meditation performed while walking | 経行 |
| gen. | n one's mood while traveling | 旅情 news2 nf32 (travelling) |
| gen. | n yoji neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay | 尸位素餐 |
| gen. | adj-i not worth one's while | 間尺に合わない |
| gen. | n vs not writing or contacting for a while | 不沙汰 |
| gen. | n vs not writing or contacting for a while | 無沙汰 |
| gen. | n vs not writing or contacting for a while | 御無沙汰 ichi1 |
| gen. | n vs not writing or contacting for a while | 御不沙汰 |
| gen. | n vs not writing or contacting for a while | ご不沙汰 |
| gen. | n vs not writing or contacting for a while | ご無沙汰 spec1 |
| gen. | n observing people, shops, etc. while strolling around town | タウン・ウォッチング |
| gen. | n observing people, shops, etc. while strolling around town | タウンウォッチング |
| gen. | adv suf uk once in a while | 適に |
| gen. | adv once in a while | 時偶 |
| gen. | adv suf uk once in a while | 偶に ichi1 |
| gen. | adv once in a while | 時たま |
| gen. | participating in a contest while missing key players, pieces, etc. | 飛車角落ち |
| gen. | n people who study or work while listening to the radio | 乍ら族 (or watching television, etc.) |
| gen. | n people who study or work while listening to the radio | ながら族 (or watching television, etc.) |
| gen. | n performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front | 二人羽織 |
| gen. | n yoji policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby | 遠交近攻 |
| gen. | of a shrine maiden presenting water to spirits while invoking them | 水を向ける |
| gen. | n vs pressing clothes, etc. by placing them under the bedding while one sleeps | 寝圧し |
| gen. | n vs pressing clothes, etc. by placing them under the bedding while one sleeps | 寝押し |
| gen. | n vs pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him | 敬遠 ichi1 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | exp n profiting while others fight | 漁父の利 |
| gen. | exp n profiting while others fight | 漁夫の利 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | n vs yoji pursuing one overriding objective while forsaking all the others | 捨万求一 |
| sumo. | push opponent while holding their belt | 寄る ichi1 news2 nf45 |
| sumo. | n pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters | 寄り |
| gen. | n quitting while one is ahead | 勝ち逃げ |
| gen. | n rain shower while the sun shines | きつねの嫁入り |
| gen. | n rain shower while the sun shines | 狐の嫁入り |
| gen. | n vs reading while standing | 立読み (in a bookstore, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs reading while standing | 立ち読み ichi1 (in a bookstore, etc.) |
| gen. | reciting or composing poetry while strolling | 吟行 |
| gen. | exp relaxing while the demon is out | 鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯 |
| gen. | n request to arrest a member of parliament while still in session | 逮捕許諾請求 |
| rel., budd. | n round, hollow, wood block vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales, struck while chanting sutras | 杢魚 |
| rel., budd. | n round, hollow, wood block vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales, struck while chanting sutras | 木魚 |
| gen. | n sake drunk while viewing a snowy scene | 雪見酒 |
| gen. | n sake drunk while viewing cherry blossoms | 花見酒 |
| food.ind. | n salmon, saffron cod, etc. cut into thin slices while frozen | ルイベ |
| gen. | ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night | 火船 (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights) |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk short while | 須臾 |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk short while | 暫らく io |
| gen. | adv n adj-no short while | 暫時 |
| gen. | n short while | 暫且 |
| gen. | adv adj-no uk short while | 暫く ichi1 |
| gen. | adv since a little while ago | 先程来 |
| gen. | adv since a little while ago | 先ほどらい |
| gen. | adv since a little while ago | 先ほど来 |
| gen. | adv adv-to on-mim sinking or rising while giving off bubbles | ぷくぷく |
| gen. | n sitting while waiting | 居待ち |
| gen. | sleep while lying on stomach | 腹這う |
| gen. | n sleeping while embracing another | 抱き寝 |
| gen. | n sleeping while on a sea voyage | 波枕 |
| gen. | n small garden best enjoyed while sitting at a fixed viewing point | 座観式庭園 |
| gen. | n small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami | 座椅子 |
| gen. | n small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period | 揚弓 ik |
| gen. | n small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period | 楊弓 |
| gen. | n vs smile while crying | 泣笑い |
| gen. | n vs smile while crying | 泣笑 |
| gen. | n vs smile while crying | 泣き笑い |
| gen. | n vs hum smiling while looking at | 笑覧 often ご笑覧ください, etc. |
| gen. | n vs smoking while walking | 歩きたばこ |
| gen. | n vs smoking while walking | 歩き煙草 |
| gen. | n vs smoking while walking | 歩きタバコ |
| gen. | n someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him | 君側の奸 |
| gen. | n something heard while sleeping | 寝耳 |
| gen. | n song performed while dancing | 踊歌 |
| gen. | n song performed while dancing | 踊り歌 |
| gen. | exp spare no effort while you are young | 若い時の苦労は買うてもせよ |
| gen. | n speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green | 青田買い news1 nf23 (あおたがい) |
| gen. | stamp on the ground rhythmically while singing | 撃壌 |
| gen. | stand a while | 彳む |
| gen. | stand a while | 佇む ichi1 |
| gen. | n staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan, while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko | 庚申待ち |
| gen. | n staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan, while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko | 庚申待 |
| sumo. | n stepping out of the ring while carrying the opponent over the edge, not considered as a loss | 送り足 |
| gen. | n obsc stories esp. war stories or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money | 辻噺 |
| gen. | n stories esp. war stories or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money | 辻講釈 |
| gen. | n street performance in which the performer transforms a specially-made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem | 南京玉簾 |
| gen. | n street performance in which the performer transforms a specially-made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem | 南京玉すだれ |
| gen. | exp strike while the iron is hot | 幸運の女神は前髪しかない |
| gen. | exp Strike while the iron is hot | 鉄は熱い内に鍛えよ |
| gen. | exp yoji Strike while the iron is hot | 奇貨居くべし |
| gen. | exp strike while the iron is hot | 鉄は熱いうちに打て |
| gen. | exp obsc strike while the iron is hot | 鉄は熱いうちに鍛えよ |
| gen. | exp yoji Strike while the iron is hot | 奇貨可居 |
| gen. | exp strike while the iron is hot | 善は急げ |
| gen. | n student taking university entrance exams while still enrolled in school | 現役生 |
| gen. | student taking university entrance exams while still enrolled in school | 現役 ichi1 news1 nf05 |
| gen. | n vs studying while working | 勤学 |
| gen. | n sweating while sleeping | 盗汗 |
| gen. | n sweating while sleeping | 寝汗 |
| gen. | n swimming while wearing armor | 小堀流 |
| gen. | swing arms greatly while walking | 大手を振る |
| gen. | n vs yoji taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving | 脇見運転 |
| gen. | n talking while standing | 立話 |
| obs. | n vs talking while standing | 立談 |
| gen. | n talking while standing | 立ち話 ichi1 news2 nf28 |
| sumo. | n technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down | 肩すかし |
| sumo. | n technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down | 肩透かし news2 nf36 |
| sumo. | n technique of throwing one's opponent by pushing his chest while holding his thigh | 渡し込み |
| gen. | n vs texting while walking | 歩きスマホ |
| gen. | n three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline | 三段オチ (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.) |
| gen. | n three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline | 三段落ち (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.) |
| gen. | exp adj-i tossing and turning while asleep | 寝相が悪い |
| gen. | n traditional koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree usu. persimmon tree with a pole while threatening to cut it down in case it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree | 成木責 io |
| gen. | n traditional koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree usu. persimmon tree with a pole while threatening to cut it down in case it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree | 成木責め |
| gen. | n traditional koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree usu. persimmon tree with a pole while threatening to cut it down in case it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree | 成り木責め |
| gen. | n traditional koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree usu. persimmon tree with a pole while threatening to cut it down in case it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree | 生り木責め |
| gen. | n traveling while deliberately not paying a fare | 薩摩の守 (travelling) |
| gen. | exp trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling | 薪を抱いて火を救う |
| gen. | n vs turning over while sleeping in bed | 寝がえり |
| gen. | n vs turning over while sleeping in bed | 寝返り ichi1 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | exp adj-i uk used to explicitly deny one thing while also implicitly denying other things | でも無い spec1 |
| gen. | n vs vomitting while asleep | 寝ゲロ |
| gen. | n waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed | 裸単騎 |
| gen. | n vs walking while eating | 歩き食い |
| gen. | walking while eating | 食べ歩き news2 nf45 |
| gen. | n vs walking while holding on to something | 伝い歩き (such as a wall or table) |
| gen. | n waterfowl sleeping while floating on water | 浮寝鳥 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t while ago | 先刻 news2 nf42 |
| gen. | exp while alive | 目が黒いうち (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive) |
| gen. | exp while alive | 目の黒いうち (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive) |
| gen. | exp while alive | 目の黒い内 (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive) |
| gen. | n-adv n-t while alive | 生前 ichi1 news1 nf10 |
| gen. | n uk while you are at it | 序でながら |
| gen. | n uk while you are at it | 序ながら |
| gen. | adv uk while you are at it | 序に |
| gen. | adv uk while you are at it | 序でに ichi1 |
| gen. | adv uk while at a distance | 余所乍ら |
| gen. | adv uk while at a distance | 余所ながら |
| gen. | n yoji while awake or asleep | 行住座臥 ik |
| gen. | n yoji while awake or asleep | 行住坐臥 |
| gen. | while away | 消ずる |
| gen. | while away | 銷する |
| gen. | while away | 消する |
| gen. | n while being out of the office or away from home | 外出中 |
| gen. | exp while browsing the web | 閲覧中 |
| gen. | adj-no while crying | 涙乍ら |
| gen. | adj-no while crying | 涙ながら |
| gen. | exp uk while gazing at it in shock | あれよあれよという内に |
| gen. | exp while gazing at it in shock | あれよあれよと見る間に |
| gen. | exp while gazing at it in shock | あれよあれよと言う間に |
| gen. | exp while gazing at it in shock | あれよあれよという間に |
| gen. | n-t while ill | 病中 |
| gen. | exp while I'm at it | いきがけの駄賃 |
| gen. | exp while I'm at it | ゆきがけの駄賃 |
| gen. | exp while I'm at it | 行きがけの駄賃 |
| gen. | exp while I'm at it | 行き掛けの駄賃 |
| gen. | n while in class | 授業中 |
| gen. | n adj-no while in jail | 獄中 news1 nf15 (gaol) |
| gen. | conj while it may be true that | だからと言って |
| gen. | exp while it may be true that | からと言って |
| gen. | exp uk while looking on in blank amazement | あれよあれよという内に |
| gen. | exp while looking on in blank amazement | あれよあれよと見る間に |
| gen. | exp while looking on in blank amazement | あれよあれよと言う間に |
| gen. | exp while looking on in blank amazement | あれよあれよという間に |
| gen. | n while pregnant | 妊娠時 |
| gen. | exp while saying | 言いながら |
| gen. | adv while sitting by | 居乍ら |
| gen. | adv while sitting by | 居ながら |
| gen. | adv on-mim while sticking out one's tongue | ぺろっと |
| gen. | adv on-mim while sticking out one's tongue | ぺろりと |
| gen. | after past tense verb while still | なり spec1 |
| gen. | n while studying | 勉強中 |
| gen. | exp int while surprised | あれよあれよ |
| gen. | n while taking a walk | 散歩旁 |
| gen. | exp While there's life, there's hope | 命有っての物種 |
| gen. | exp while travelling | 旅の空 |
| gen. | exp while two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it | 鷸蚌の争い |
| gen. | n-t while working | 勤務中 |
| gen. | n while young | 若い内 |
| rel., budd. | n wholesomeness while meditating and in one's daily affairs | 定散二善 |
| abbr. | uk winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed | 自摸 (yaku) |
| gen. | n winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed | 門前清自摸和 (yaku) |
| gen. | wither while standing | 立枯れる |
| gen. | wither while standing | 立ち枯れる |
| gen. | n woman who while young has abandoned love | 干物女 |
| gen. | work while humming a tune | 鼻歌混じりで働く |
| gen. | n workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load | 木遣り |
| gen. | exp you have to be careful not to expose your weak point while attempting to protect yourself | 頭隠して尻隠さず |