| English | Japanese |
| n area on the concave side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago | 内帯 |
| n area on the convex side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago | 外帯 |
| adj-no n at the side of the road | 道沿い |
| n buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond | 釣り殿 (in traditional palatial-style architecture) |
| n buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond | 釣殿 (in traditional palatial-style architecture, つりとの) |
| n uk by the side of | 畔 esp. ほとり (e.g. a river, pond) |
| n uk by the side of | 辺り ichi1 news1 nf20 (e.g. a river, pond) |
| exp uk by the side of | の辺に esp. のほとりに (e.g. rivers, ponds) |
| exp uk by the side of | の辺りに (e.g. rivers, ponds) |
| n obsc decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi | 半臂の緒 |
| n decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi | 忘緒 |
| n decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi | 忘れ緒 |
| n driving on the left side of the road | 左側通行 (ひだり・がわ・つうこう) |
| n driving on the left-hand side of the road | 左側通行 (ひだり・がわ・つうこう) |
| n driving on the right side of the road | 右側通行 (みぎ・がわ・つうこう) |
| n driving on the right-hand side | 右側通行 (みぎ・がわ・つうこう) |
| n face seen from the side | 横顔 ichi1 news2 nf25 |
| n adj-no father's side of the family | 父系 |
| n yoji from one side of Edo to the other | 八百八町 |
| exp from the side | 横から (of something) |
| n gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building | 中門 (in traditional palatial-style architecture, ちゅうもん) |
| n hairstyle with buns on each side of the head | 角髪 |
| adv holding on the side of one's mouth | 横ぐわえ |
| adv holding on the side of one's mouth | 横銜え |
| huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year | 大文字 ichi1 news2 nf35 |
| incline head to the side | 首を傾げる (in doubt) |
| incline head to the side | 首をかしげる (in doubt) |
| n inner side of the ankle | 内踝 |
| n Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge | 平入 io |
| n Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge | 平入り (ひら・いり) |
| n landed farming with some tenant farming on the side | 自小作 |
| n left side of the chest | 左胸 |
| look on the bright side | 物事の明るい面を見る |
| n vs looking from the side | 傍視 |
| n vs looking from the side | 脇見 ichi1 |
| n looking on from the side | 傍目 |
| n looking on from the side | 岡目 |
| n vs looking on the bright side | 楽観視 |
| n adj-no mother's side of the family | 母系 |
| n musicians' box on the left side of the stage | 下座 news2 nf39 (げざ) |
| adj-na adj-no n on the dry side | 辛目 |
| adj-na adj-no n on the dry side | 辛め |
| exp on the funding capital side | 資金面 |
| adj-na n on the high side | 高目 |
| adv on the long side | 長目に (e.g. cut) |
| adv on the long side | 長めに (e.g. cut) |
| n on the other side of a wall | 壁越し usu. as 壁越しに |
| adv adj-f uk on the ... side | 漸 |
| adv adj-f uk on the ... side | 稍 ichi1 |
| exp adj-i on the small side | やや小さい |
| adj-na adj-no on the small side | 小ぶり |
| adj-no on the small side | 小さ目 |
| adj-no on the small side | 小さめ |
| adj-na adj-no on the small side | 小振り |
| adj-no adj-na n on the weak side | 薄目 ateji |
| adj-no adj-na n on the weak side | 薄め |
| exp one should err on the side of caution | 用心するに越したことはない |
| exp one should err on the side of caution | 用心するにこしたことはない |
| n opposite side of the road | 反対車線 |
| n opposite side of the road | 対向車線 |
| our side of the story | 此方の話 (in contrast to another's version) |
| our side of the story | こちらの話 (in contrast to another's version) |
| n uk postcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards | エコー葉書 |
| right side of the stage | 上手 (audience's or camera's POV, うわて) |
| n roofed path lacking walls connecting the main residence and the side houses | 透渡殿 (in traditional palatial architecture) |
| n side dish served in order to encourage the consumption of alcohol | 強い肴 (kaiseki cuisine) |
| n side of the breast | 横乳 |
| n side of the road | 道傍 |
| n sitting posture with the legs bent back on each side | 割座 |
| small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma | 袋棚 (ふくろだな) |
| small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji | ルビ gai1 esp. ルビー (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material) |
| small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji | ルビー gai1 (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material, rubī) |
| n small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing | 八口 (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) |
| n small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing | 八つ口 (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) |
| n small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children | 身八口 (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit e.g. kimono, yukata) |
| n small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children | 身八つ口 (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit e.g. kimono, yukata) |
| small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing | 腋明け (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) |
| small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing | 脇明け (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) |
| stop the other side from scoring | 抑え込む |
| n striking on the side | 横殴り |
| n strong door with crosspieces placed on the reverse side | 桟戸 (さんど) |
| take the side of the enemy | 敵に付く |
| n the dark or seamy side | 暗黒面 |
| the other side | 前 (しとみ) |
| the other side | 先き io |
| n adj-no the other side | 他方 ichi1 news1 nf10 |
| n adj-no the other side | 半面 ichi1 news1 nf05 (hanmen) |
| pn adj-no uk the other side | 彼方 ichi1 news2 nf28 |
| n adj-no the other side | 片方 ichi1 news1 nf16 |
| n adj-no yoji the other side | 対戦相手 |
| n-adv n-t the other side | 他面 ichi1 |
| the other side | 先 ichi1 (さき) |
| n the other side | 一方 ichi1 news1 nf01 (いっぽう) |
| n the other side of a river | 川向こう |
| n the other side of the island | 島陰 |
| sens the other side of the tracks | 川向こう |
| n the pacific side of Japan | 東瀛 |
| n the side | 側部 |
| n the upper side | 上辺 |
| n thin washer on either side of the guard tsuba of a sword | 切刃 (きりは) |
| n thin washer on either side of the guard tsuba of a sword | 切羽 (kiriha) |
| tilt head to the side | 首を傾げる (in confusion) |
| tilt head to the side | 首をかしげる (in confusion) |
| to the side | 腋 |
| to the side | 掖 |
| to the side | 脇 ichi1 news1 nf19 |
| try to get on the good side of | 胡麻を擂る |
| try to get on the good side of | 胡麻をする |
| n very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill | 穴窯 |
| n wearing a kimono with the right side over the left | 左前 news1 nf09 (normally used only for the dead) |