| English | Japanese |
| n a person whose services are at the disposal of another | お先棒 |
| n a person whose services are at the disposal of another | 御先棒 |
| n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生生流転 |
| n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 流転輪廻 |
| n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 流転生死 |
| n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生死輪廻 |
| n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生死流転 |
| n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 輪廻転生 |
| n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 転生輪廻 |
| n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生々流転 |
| arrange beforehand to tell the same story | 口うらを合わせる |
| arrange beforehand to tell the same story | 口裏を合わせる |
| n being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation | ＫＹ (e.g. A and B are complaining about C, and D joins the conversation praising C) |
| n being unable to read the situation | ＫＹ |
| vs blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water | マスク・クリア |
| vs blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water | マスククリア |
| vs blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water or equalize the pressure | マスク・ブロー |
| vs blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water or equalize the pressure | マスクブロー |
| n buckwheat noodles made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour | 生蕎麦 |
| n buckwheat noodles made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour | 生そば |
| n Buddhist services during the equinoctial week | 彼岸会 |
| n buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover | ジャケット買い |
| n buying the services of a prostitute | 女郎買い |
| n buying the services of a prostitute | 女郎買 |
| n buying the services of a prostitute | 傾城買い |
| n daycare services offered outside of the scope of traditional nurseries | 認可外保育所 |
| n embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940 | ＡＢＣＤ包囲陣 |
| n embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940 | ＡＢＣＤライン |
| n fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute | 揚げ代 |
| n fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute | 揚代 |
| n fiber to the home | ＦＴＴＨ (fibre) |
| n fiber to the x | ＦＴＴｘ (fibre generic term for any network architecture that uses optical fiber) |
| n full-face diving mask which seals the whole face from the water | フルフェイス・マスク |
| n full-face diving mask which seals the whole face from the water | フルフェイスマスク |
| exp n housing for the elderly with home-care services provided | サービス付き高齢者向け住宅 |
| indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program | 立て |
| iron mask that covers the chin and cheeks | 猿頰 (worn by samurai, さるぼお) |
| iron mask that covers the chin and cheeks | 猿頬 (worn by samurai) |
| kyogen mask used for the role of an old man | 祖父 ichi1 news1 nf09 |
| last piece of the day's programme | 大喜利 |
| last piece of the day's programme | 大切 io (だいぎり) |
| last piece of the day's programme | 大切り |
| n late Edo-period pejorative for the Dutch | 紅毛夷 |
| n literary style from the Heian era onwards, often mainly in kana and written by women | 和文体 |
| n mass electronic surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency | ＰＲＩＳＭ |
| n over-the-counter drug | ＯＴＣ |
| n pachinko machine based on the "arrange ball" game | アレパチ |
| perform religious services for the departed souls of ancestors | 祖先の霊を祭る |
| n radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days | 帯番組 (programme) |
| n second play on the program | 二番目狂言 |
| n second play on the program | 二番目物 |
| see the vanity of | 果敢なむ |
| see the vanity of | 果敢無む |
| see the vanity of | 儚む |
| n sense of the vanity of life | 無常観 |
| n sense of the vanity of life | 無常感 |
| n yoji services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul | 永代供養 |
| n short-lived school of Dutch-style painting that originated in the Akita feudal domain during the middle of the Edo period | 秋田蘭画 |
| n Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers | ＳＣＡＰ (in Japan) |
| n tempura soba without the noodles | 天抜き |
| n tempura soba without the noodles | 天ぬき |
| n the five Ws and one H | ５Ｗ１Ｈ (who, what, when, where, why and how) |
| n the intensity or illuminating power of light | 光力 (こうりょく) |
| n The Japanese Association of Psychology for Human Services | 日本福祉心理学会 |
| exp n transition from one season to the next | 季節の移り変わり |
| n unequal pressure between the mask air space and the vascular pressure within the blood vessels of the face | マスク・スクイズ |
| n unequal pressure between the mask air space and the vascular pressure within the blood vessels of the face | マスクスクイズ |
| 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 |
