| English | Japanese |
| accepting something as-is | 丸飲み |
| accepting something as-is | 丸のみ (maru-nomi) |
| accepting something as-is | 丸呑み |
| n vs acting as a group | 団体行動 |
| n vs adj-no acting as agent | 代行 ichi1 news1 nf04 (だいこう) |
| acting as an intermediary, go-between | 取次ぎ |
| n vs acting as go-between | 口入れ (くちいれ) |
| n-suf acting as if a .... | 面 (men) |
| exp uk acting as if it is nothing | 物ともしない |
| adj-na n acting as one pleases | 仕放題 |
| adj-na n acting as one pleases | 為放題 |
| adj-na n acting as one pleases | し放題 |
| acting as though one owns the place | 濶歩 |
| acting as though one owns the place | 闊歩 |
| actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background | 並び大名 (in kabuki) |
| acts as a connective | して |
| add to as support | 副える |
| add to as support | 添える ichi1 |
| n addressing someone without an honorific such as "san" | 呼び捨て ichi1 news2 nf37 |
| n alcohol which must be drunk as a penalty | 罰杯 |
| n all As | オールＡ |
| n n-suf uk also known as | 縡 oK |
| exp also known as ... | 人呼んで |
| n n-suf uk also known as | 事 ichi1 news1 nf08 |
| n altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. | アイドル・コラージュ |
| n altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. | アイドルコラージュ |
| n yoji always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield | 常在戦場 |
| n yoji an unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacing items | 点検商法 |
| n another child considered as one's own | 猶子 |
| n apartment too small to be legally rented out, and hence let as office or storage space | 脱法ハウス |
| n arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message | 人文字 news2 nf35 |
| n yoji attack as a form of defense | 攻勢防御 |
| n vs attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises | 游撃 |
| n vs attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises | 遊撃 news1 nf18 |
| n attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with | 親方日の丸 |
| n authority as chairperson or president, etc. | 議長職権 |
| n autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade | 錦秋 |
| n auxiliary inflecting word, such as a verb or adjective | 補助用言 |
| aux-v v1 hon auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions | せられる |
| auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions | さす |
| hon auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions | させる せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す |
| hon auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions | せる |
| n adj-na bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard | 聞えよがし |
| n adj-na bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard | 聞こえよがし |
| n historical banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment | 所払い |
| n beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening beginning of an event | 一番太鼓 (theatrical performance, festival, etc.) |
| become overweight as opposed to obese | 固肥える |
| become still as death | 静まりかえる |
| become still as death | 静まり返る news2 nf26 |
| n beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea diarrhea, etc. | 征露丸 |
| n beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea diarrhea, etc. | 正露丸 |
| behave as ... | 吹かす news2 nf26 |
| behave as if one were | がる on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion |
| exp being a member of staff but useless as a worker | 員に備わるのみ |
| n yoji being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy | 風流三昧 |
| n being as bold as a lion | 胆斗の如し |
| n adj-na adj-no yoji being as free as the air | 縦横無礙 |
| n vs yoji being as good as one's word | 有言実行 |
| exp being as meek as a lamb | 借りてきた猫 |
| n vs yoji being at a complete loss as to what to do | 閉口頓首 |
| exp being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle | 威有りて猛からず |
| exp being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle | 威ありて猛からず |
| exp being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle | 威有って猛からず |
| exp being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle | 威有て猛からず |
| exp being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle | 威あって猛からず |
| n yoji being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped | 隔靴掻痒 (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe) |
| n yoji being inseparable as a form and its shadow | 形影一如 |
| being ordered by one's doctor to give up such habits as drinking, smoking, overeating, etc. | ドクター・ストップ |
| being ordered by one's doctor to give up such habits as drinking, smoking, overeating, etc. | ドクターストップ |
| n yoji being so broad-minded as to accept all sorts of things, both good and evil | 清濁併呑 |
| n vs being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down | 面伏せ |
| exp being widely talked about as a prominent prospect | 呼び声が高い (for) |
| n blowfly maggots used as fishing bait | さし |
| n brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc. | 曖昧茶屋 |
| n brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc. | 曖昧屋 |
| n brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc. | 曖昧宿 |
| n brushwood, etc. used as cultch for seaweed or oyster farming | 篊 oK (culch) |
| n obsc Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home | 念持仏 |
| build as commanded | 仕え奉る |
| n obsc bundle of straw used as mulch | 土苴 |
| buy as a gift | 買い与える |
| exp yoji by reading books you can count the wise philosophers of the past as friends | 読書尚友 (Mencius) |
| n one's career experience as a teacher | 教歴 |
| n yoji career as an actress | 役者生命 |
| n yoji one's career as an athlete | 選手生命 |
| exp cash only, prices as advertised | 現金掛値なし (げんきんかけねなし) |
| exp cash only, prices as advertised | 現金掛け値なし |
| exp n casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases | 命の洗濯 |
| n cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge | 枢 (くるる) |
| n obsc chickweed stitchwort roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste | はこべ塩 |
| n obsc chickweed stitchwort roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste | 繁縷塩 |
| n obsc chickweed stitchwort roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste | ハコベ塩 |
| n child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko | 尸童 |
| child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko | 物憑き |
| n child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko | 憑子 |
| n child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko | 寄坐 |
| n child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko | 憑坐 |
| n children parading as cherubs | 天童 news2 nf25 |
| choose as a representative | 推し立てる |
| choose as a representative | 押立てる |
| choose as a representative | 押したてる |
| choose as a representative | 押し立てる news2 nf45 |
| n clasping your chopsticks between your hands as in a gesture of prayer | 拝み箸 (a breach of etiquette) |
| n classification of fragrant woods used as incense | 木所 |
| n classification of Japanese words by their origin as Japanese, Chinese or Western | 語種 |
| exp clear as day | 火を見るよりも明らか |
| exp clear as day | 火を見るより明らか |
| exp v5u commonly referred to as ... | 俗に言う |
| considering association with women and interest in fashion as weakness and focusing on strength and manliness | 硬派 news1 nf08 |
| count on someone as the only support | 杖とも柱とも頼む |
| ctr counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. | 梃 |
| counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. | 丁 |
| ctr counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. | 挺 news2 nf41 |
| counting fractions as one | 切上げ (きりあげ) |
| n critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect | 春秋の筆法 |
| n crunchy bits of deep-fried dough produced as a byproduct of cooking tempura | 天カス |
| n crunchy bits of deep-fried dough produced as a byproduct of cooking tempura | 天滓 |
| n crunchy bits of deep-fried dough produced as a byproduct of cooking tempura | 天かす |
| "custom-as-fact" | 事実たる慣習 |
| n yoji decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests | 豊作貧乏 |
| n yoji decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests | 豊作飢饉 |
| n yoji decline in fishermen' s income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch | 大漁貧乏 |
| defeat as a result of trying too hard | 力負 io |
| defeat as a result of trying too hard | 力負け news2 nf30 |
| n deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine | 大穴牟遅命 |
| n deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine | 大汝神 |
| n deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine | 大国主神 |
| n deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine | 大穴牟遅神 |
| n deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine | 大己貴神 |
| n deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine | 大国主命 |
| exp Do as much evil as one wants | 無悪不造 |
| do as one likes | 好きにする |
| do as one pleases | 専らにする |
| do as one pleases | はっちゃける |
| do as one wishes | いいようにする |
| exp uk do as you please | 然もあらばあれ |
| exp uk do as you see fit | 良きに計らえ |
| exp uk do as you see fit | 良きにはからえ |
| exp uk do as you see fit | よきに計らえ |
| do something as a group | 挙る |
| do with something as one pleases | 玩ぶ |
| do with something as one pleases | 翫ぶ |
| do with something as one pleases | 弄ぶ |
| do with something as one pleases | もて遊ぶ |
| n adj-no vs dressing as a man | 男装 news2 nf41 (for a woman) |
| drink as well as sing | 且つ飲み且つ歌う |
| drink used as an offering | 神漿 (to the gods) |
| exp adj-na dry as dust | 砂をかむよう |
| exp adj-na dry as dust | 砂を噛む様 |
| exp adj-na dry as dust | 砂を噛むよう |
| n Edo-period lump of silver used as currency | 小玉銀 |
| n Edo-period lump of silver used as currency | 豆板銀 |
| exp adj-i effectively not existing as an option | 眼中にない |
| n employee who joined the company in the same year as oneself | 同期 ichi1 news1 nf04 (dōki) |
| enlist someone as a supporter | 味方に付ける |
| enlist someone as a supporter | 味方につける |
| exp even as | さえに |
| adv even as a joke | 仮初めにも |
| adv even as a joke | 仮初にも |
| adv even as a joke | 仮にも |
| adv exactly as said | 言いなりに |
| n adj-no exactly as stated | 言葉どおり |
| n adj-no exactly as stated | 言葉通り |
| exp except as noted below | 後述の場合を除き |
| expert as witness | 鑑定証人 |
| fall as if dancing | 舞散る |
| fall as if dancing | 舞い散る |
| n vs falling as flowers do | 散華 |
| n family of fishes known as rabbitfishes, spinefoots and foxfaces | アイゴ科 ({n} Siganidae ***b) |
| n family of four species in two genera of lamniform sand sharks, also known as sand tiger sharks or ragged tooth sharks | オオワニザメ科 ({n} Odontaspididae ***b) |
| n family of large, fast-swimming sharks known as mackerel sharks or white sharks | ネズミザメ科 |
| n family whose only member is a species of mackerel shark known as the crocodile shark | ミズワニ科 ({n} Pseudocarchariidae ***b) |
| fancy oneself as being | 決めこむ |
| fancy oneself as being | 極め込む |
| fancy oneself as being | 決込む |
| fancy oneself as being | 決め込む news2 nf31 |
| n one's fate fortune as concerns business | 仕事運 |
| n one's fate fortune as concerns health | 健康運 |
| n one's fate fortune as concerns love | 恋愛運 |
| n one's fate fortune as concerns marriage | 結婚運 |
| n one's fate fortune as concerns studies | 勉強運 |
| feel as though ... | 思いがする |
| exp feeling as if in a dream | 夢か現か |
| exp yoji feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood | 天涯比隣 |
| n fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam | 糸屑 (itokuzu) |
| n fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam | 糸くず |
| final version of a book as edited by the author | 定本 news2 nf45 |
| n five families of the Fujiwara clan Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period | 五摂家 |
| n flag raised as a sign for an izakaya | 酒旗 |
| n yoji conclusion following as an extension of | 延長線上 (an argument) |
| exp for as long as one can remember | 物心ついて以来 |
| n adj-no for use as food | 食用 news1 nf11 |
| gain someone as ally | 味方に付ける |
| gain someone as ally | 味方につける |
| get a reputation as a philanderer | 浮名を流す |
| get a reputation as a philanderer | 浮き名を流す |
| n gods disguised as children | 天童 news2 nf25 |
| n grammatical rule allowing the usage of the continuative form as a conjunction | 中止法 |
| n vs grinding plastic scraps into small pieces as a form of recycling | リペレット |
| n guilty as charged | 有罪確定 |
| n hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples | 幢幡 |
| n hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over | 鹿追 |
| n one's history as a performer | 芸歴 |
| exp Hohoho, as for Santa Clause | ほっほっほっ |
| exp Hohoho, as for Santa Clause | ホッホッホッ |
| n humble language used as a courtesy | 謙譲語２ |
| n humble language used as a courtesy | 謙譲語ＩＩ |
| n humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot | 徒士衆 |
| n humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot | 徒侍 |
| exp if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field | 麻の中の蓬 |
| incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment | 寺入り (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods) |
| n obsc incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment | 寺預け (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods) |
| n indigo wax shaped as an inkstick | 藍墨 |
| inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful painful, costly, etc. as the original misdeed | 倍返し |
| n infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc. | 葛根湯 |
| n invention developed as a result of one's work | 業務発明 |
| n island regarded as attached to a country | 属島 |
| it appears as if ... | と言うことだ indicates hearsay |
| exp hon it is as someone says | 仰る通り |
| exp hon it is as someone says | 仰るとおり |
| n-suf item classified as ... | 物 ichi1 (もの) |
| n item sold as is | ジャンク品 |
| exp it's human nature to consider things that are afar as beautiful and things that are up close as unsightly | 遠きは花の香近きは糞の香 |
| exp Japan and Korea as one | 日鮮一体 (slogan from 1910-1945) |
| exp Japan and Korea as one | 内鮮一体 (slogan from 1910-1945) |
| during the WWII era Japan proper, as opposed to its overseas colonies | 内地 news2 nf32 (ないち) |
| keep in mind and do as one has been told | 体する |
| n knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap | 付焼刃 |
| n knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap | 付け焼き刃 |
| n knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap | 付焼き刃 |
| n knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap | 付け焼刃 |
| let things end up as they will | あるに従う |
| let things end up as they will | あるに任せる |
| n light used as a religious offering | 御神灯 |
| n light used as a religious offering | ご神灯 |
| n light used as a religious offering | ご神燈 |
| n light used as a religious offering | 御神燈 |
| n lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering | 竜灯 |
| n list of rooms in an apartment, excluding bathroom and toilet, encoded as a string of digits and letters | 間取り news1 nf24 (e.g. "2DK" for a two-room apartment with a kitchen/dining area) |
| live as a recluse | 隠れ住む |
| n loop of elastomer used as a gasket | Ｏリング |
| n main menu in a restaurant, as opposed to the lunchtime menu | グランド・メニュー |
| n main menu in a restaurant, as opposed to the lunchtime menu | グランドメニュー |
| make the same mistake as that of ... | 前車の轍を踏む |
| make the same mistake as that of ... | 前轍を踏む |
| make the same mistake as that of ... | 轍を踏む |
| n Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year | 年男 news1 nf22 |
| n may as well ... | するよろし |
| exp adj-i may as well ... | するが良い |
| exp adj-ix may as well ... | するがいい |
| exp might as well | ついでだから |
| exp might as well be dead | 死んだも同然だ |
| exp might as well do | してもいい |
| exp might as well do | してもよい |
| exp n misty mountain with blossoming buds and flowers as it appears in spring | 春の山 |
| n mochi rice cakes used as offering | 供え餠 oK |
| n mochi rice cakes used as offering | 供え餅 |
| n mould grown on rice, barley, beans, etc. as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc. | 糀 (mold) |
| n mould grown on rice, barley, beans, etc. as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc. | 麹 news1 nf13 (mold) |
| n natural scenery used as the background in the landscaping of a garden | 借景 (しゃっけい) |
| n nickname for such names as Haruo or Haruko | 春坊 |
| adj-i not as dissatisfied or annoyed as one would have others believe | 満更でもない |
| exp not as much as expected | 何の事はない |
| exp not as much as expected | 何の事は無い |
| exp not as much as expected | 何のことはない |
| exp adj-i not doing as one is told | 言う事を聞かない |
| exp adj-i not doing as one is told | 言うことを聞かない |
| not grow as much as expected | 伸び悩む news1 nf18 (のびなやむ) |
| exp not to be mentioned in the same breath as | 同日の談ではない |
| n nouns whose plural has the same form as their singular | 単複同形 (e.g. sheep) |
| n number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc. | 台数 |
| n vs obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale | フラッグゲット |
| n vs obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale | フライング・ゲット |
| n vs obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale | フライングゲット |
| exp on such good terms as to know what each other is thinking | ツーカーの仲 apparently from 通過の仲 |
| exp on the left as one faces | 向かって左 news1 nf03 (it) |
| exp on the right as one faces | 向かって右 (it) |
| own as well | 合わせ持つ |
| own as well | 合せ持つ |
| own as well | 併せ持つ news2 nf33 |
| n ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac | たけり |
| paint thinner placed inside a bag used as a drug | 餡パン |
| n paragraph as defined by its formal elements | 形式段落 (e.g. line break and initial indentation) |
| n passing oneself off as | 触れ込み news2 nf33 |
| n passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript | 甲種合格 (in the former Japanese military) |
| n pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence | 清涼殿 (in Heian Palace) |
| n suf after number N paying N times as much | 倍付け |
| person as powerful as a god | 神人 |
| person as refined as a god | 神人 |
| n person given as a reference | 参考人 |
| n person who acts as driving force behind something | 立役者 |
| n person who acts as driving force behind something | 立て役者 |
| person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself | 相借家 |
| person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself | 相店 |
| n persons organized into gangs and wearing flashy clothes, who styled themselves as "chivalrous men" | 町奴 (Edo period) |
| n yoji persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy | 詩人墨客 |
| n yoji persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy | 文人墨客 |
| n pill made from various animal ingredients incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc. used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine | 六神丸 |
| n pillar found near graveyards and temples with a wheel attached to it that can be used to communicate with the dead, as well as for divination | 天気輪 |
| pose as | 成り済ます |
| pose as | 任じる |
| pose as | 成りすます |
| pose as | 任ずる |
| pose as | 触れ込む |
| n priest traveling as part of his training | 客僧 (travelling) |
| n Prime Minister also serving as Foreign Minister | 首相兼外相 |
| procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house | 鳥追 |
| procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house | 鳥追い |
| n proof of vehicle having been registered as disposed of | 抹消登録証明書 |
| n protective household deity in Tohoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed-hair | 座敷童子 |
| n protective household deity in Tohoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed-hair | 座敷童 |
| n yoji public opinion sentiment as reflected in the print media | 活字世論 |
| n vs obsc publication of two or more different books together as one | 合刻 |
| pulled or stretched as far as possible | きりり |
| n punctuation marks such as the dakuten | ちょんちょん |
| n punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc. | 切字 |
| n punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc. | 切れ字 |
| n quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business | 脱サラ |
| n vs quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region | 帰臥 |
| exp rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving | 遣らずの雨 |
| regard as | 視する |
| regard as | 心得る ichi1 news1 nf20 |
| n regard as equivalent to attendance | 出席扱い |
| regard as something else | 見たてる (e.g. to use another person as a mirror) |
| regard as something else | 見立てる news2 nf35 (e.g. to use another person as a mirror) |
| n vs regard in the same light as | 同一視 |
| n vs regarding as an enemy | 敵対視 |
| n vs adj-no regarding as very likely | 有力視 (to win, succeed, etc.) |
| n vs regarding something as absolute | 絶対視 |
| n vs regarding something as sacred | 神聖視 |
| n renting a house in the same block of houses as somebody else | 相借家 |
| n renting a house in the same block of houses as somebody else | 相店 |
| revised edition of a book as edited by the author | 定本 news2 nf45 |
| rice paid as rent | 掛け米 |
| rice paid as rent | 掛米 |
| n rice paid as rent | 小作米 (こさくまい) |
| exp yoji Riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds | 富貴浮雲 |
| n-suf samurai receiving this much rice as a fee | 取 after a quantity |
| n-suf samurai receiving this much rice as a fee | 取り |
| seasonal word used as a theme | 季題 (at a haiku gathering) |
| n section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure | 鍵の手 |
| exp adj-i uk seen as | と覚しい |
| exp adj-i uk seen as | と思しい |
| n selling as-is, without warranty | 現状渡し (esp. second-hand goods) |
| n vs sending a book as a present | 送呈 |
| serve as | 為る ichi1 |
| serve as a concubine | だんな取り |
| serve as a concubine | 旦那取り |
| serve as a mediator | 仲介の労を取る |
| serve as a mediator | 仲介の労をとる |
| serve as both | 兼す |
| n vs serving as a concubine | めかけ奉公 |
| n vs serving as a concubine | 妾奉公 |
| n vs serving as a retainer | 臣事 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| n shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki as of the highest rank | 名神大社 |
| n single crime that naturally consists of a number of incidences and is charged as only one count | 集合犯 (i.e. habitual gambling) |
| n one's skill as a driver | 運転技術 |
| n one's skill as a singer | 歌唱力 |
| n sky as it looks when it is about to rain | 雨空 (あまぞら) |
| adv vs adv-to on-mim slippery as an eel | のらりくらり |
| adv vs adv-to on-mim slippery as an eel | ぬらりくらり |
| n person slippery as an eel | 瓢箪鯰 |
| adj-f small as ants | ケシ粒 |
| adj-f small as ants | 罌粟粒 |
| adj-f small as ants | けし粒 |
| adj-f small as ants | 芥子粒 |
| obsc small low grade piece of japanese paper used as a kettle rest or as a tissue | 小菊 |
| somebody who sells something or works as | 家 usu. 屋 (something) |
| somebody who sells something or works as | 屋 (something) |
| n someone disguised as a man | 男姿 |
| n someone dressed as a woman | 女姿 |
| n someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning | かませ犬 |
| n someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning | 噛ませ犬 |
| n someone who is treated as a daughter | 娘分 |
| n someone who one considers as a younger sister | 妹分 |
| n hon someone who one considers as an elder sister | 姉分 |
| exp something said as a joke actually happening | 瓢箪から駒 |
| n something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead | 御霊代 |
| sound as produced by this alarm | 擂り半鐘 |
| sound as produced by this alarm | 擦半 |
| sound as produced by this alarm | 擦り半 |
| sound as produced by this alarm | 擦半鐘 |
| sound as produced by this alarm | 擦り半鐘 |
| speak as though something were actually the case | 言做す |
| speak as though something were actually the case | 言い做す |
| n stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier | 乱杙 |
| n stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier | 乱杭 (らんぐい) |
| stately home that looks as if it were from a painting | 画楼 |
| adv exp stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme | 後にも先にも |
| suf such as | なんて spec1 |
| conj uk such ... as | と言った |
| uk such as ... | 初め ichi1 |
| uk such as ... | 始め ichi1 news1 nf17 |
| prt such things as | や spec1 (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place) |
| prt conj such things as | とか spec1 |
| such things as A and B | やら |
| take as | とする after the volitional form of verb |
| n vs taking something as absolute truth | 絶対視 |
| n taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple | 晋山 |
| n talent as a performer | 演技力 spec1 |
| n tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities | ハード面 |
| n Test of English as a Foreign Language | ＴＯＥＦＬ |
| n the act of entering a new school as a non-first-year student | 編入学 |
| exp the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well | 秋の日は釣瓶落とし |
| exp yoji the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme | 花鳥諷詠 |
| n the continuative form when used as a conjunction | 中止形 |
| n the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto, as well as Nanzen-ji | 京都五山 |
| n the path that one should follow as a human being | 仁道 |
| exp the reasons is are as follows | 左のような訳 |
| exp the reasons is are as follows | 左のような理由 |
| n suf uk the same as | 如し ichi1 |
| n suf uk the same as | 若し |
| n suf uk the same as | 如き |
| adv uk the same as | に劣らず |
| adv uk the same as | 如く |
| exp n-adv adj-no the same as always | 今までどおり |
| exp n-adv adj-no the same as always | 今まで通り |
| exp the same as it always is | 例によって例の如し |
| adv adj-no the same as it was long ago | 昔ながら |
| adv the same as something was reputed to be | 評判どおり |
| adv the same as something was reputed to be | 評判通り |
| exp the same as this | これと同じ |
| n adj-no the treatment of society an organization as a family | 家族主義 |
| n the view of human nature as fundamentally depraved | 性悪説 |
| n thief posing as fellow traveller | 胡麻の蝿 (traveler) |
| n thief posing as fellow traveller | 護摩の灰 (traveler) |
| n yoji things happening exactly as one pleases | 麻姑掻痒 (wishes) |
| exp things seldom go as one wishes | 然うは問屋が卸さない |
| exp things seldom go as one wishes | そうは問屋がおろさない |
| exp things seldom go as one wishes | そうは問屋が卸さない |
| uk though possible as it may be | 可くして |
| throw away as useless | 反古にする |
| throw away as useless | 反故にする |
| n toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox | 赤べこ |
| treat A as B | 扱う ichi1 news1 nf13 (あつかう) |
| treat as | とする after the volitional form of verb |
| treat as | 為る ichi1 |
| treat as taboo | タブー視する |
| treat someone as if they were a guest in own home | アットホームに出迎える |
| n yoji truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate | 多岐亡羊 |
| n obsc twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activites | 暦の中段 |
| n twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities | 十二直 |
| n yoji two hearts beating as one | 一心同体 news2 nf30 |
| n two-section rounded radiator grill, as used on BMW vehicles | キドニー・グリル |
| n two-section rounded radiator grill, as used on BMW vehicles | キドニーグリル |
| understand and accept as valid | 納得が行く (of a thought, action, etc.) |
| understand and accept as valid | 納得がいく (of a thought, action, etc.) |
| urine, especially as relates to urolagnia or urophilia | 聖水 |
| used as a meaningless word in a song for rhythm | どっこいしょ |
| used as a meaningless word in a song for rhythm | どっこい |
| hon used as an honorific for others' actions | られる れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs |
| hon used as an honorific for others' actions | れる |
| aux used in sentence-final position as an indirect prohibition | ないで |
| n vs using one's arms as a pillow | 腕枕 |
| exp using as an intermediary | を介して |
| n vs using one's elbows as a pillow | 肘枕 |
| n using one's fingers as a comb | 手櫛 |
| n using one's fingers as a comb | 手ぐし |
| n using money as a weapon | 金銭ずく |
| n using money as a weapon | 金銭尽く |
| n using money as a weapon | 金銭づく |
| n using money as a weapon | 金銭尽 io |
| n using money as a weapon | 金ずく |
| n using money as a weapon | 金づく |
| n using money as a weapon | 金尽く |
| view A as B | にする form (for senses 1-4): AをBにする |
| view as | にして置く |
| view as being | 為る ichi1 |
| n vs viewed as a problem | 問題視 |
| n viewing all things as undifferentiated and equal | 平等観 |
| n yoji visit to gift for persons hard at work as a sign of support | 陣中見舞 |
| n yoji visit to gift for persons hard at work as a sign of support | 陣中見舞い |
| wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field | 新田 news1 nf18 (Edo period) |
| water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month lunar calendar, thought to be effective when used in medicines | 神水 |
| n wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya | 袈裟懸け (i.e. draped over one shoulder) |
| n win worth 18000 points as dealer | 親跳 |
| n win worth 18000 points as dealer | 親っ跳 |
| n winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair | 清老頭 |
| n winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit i.e. 1-9 as three chows | 一気通貫 |
| n winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold | 薬食い |
| exp uk with ... as a start | 切っ掛けに |
| suf hon with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific | 先生 ichi1 news1 nf02 |
| without so much as | とも spec1 (tomo) |
| adv without treating it as a big deal | 気軽に |
| exp obsc woman as pretty as a flower | 花を欺く美人 |
| n Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year | 年女 |
| n yoji woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country castle as its king lord is captivated by her beauty | 傾城傾国 |
| n yoji woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country castle as its king lord is captivated by her beauty | 傾国傾城 |
| wood used as a platform | 砧木 (or base, etc.) |
| wood used as a platform | 台木 (or base, etc.) |
| n working as a lady's maid | 奥勤め |
| n working as a servant for a series of masters | 渡り奉公 |
| conj if you want to do something you might as well | どうせなら |
| n young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor | 下地っ子 |
| young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute | 禿げ (Edo period) |
| young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute | 禿 ichi1 (Edo period) |
| n young men who are not competitive as in tradition male stereotypes, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented | 草食系男子 |