| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n a person whose services are at the disposal of another | お先棒 |
| gen. | n a person whose services are at the disposal of another | 御先棒 |
| inf. | n in P2P networks a program that monitors and adjusts activity of a P2P program | モニ |
| law | n Act for Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of Their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services | 携帯電話不正利用防止法 |
| gen. | action program for prevention of global warming | 地球温暖化防止行動計画 |
| tech. | admissible function of displacement | 許容変位関数 (きょようへんいかんすう) |
| gen. | n yoji admission of university graduates to an undergraduate program | 学士入学 |
| gen. | exp yoji all things are in a state of flux | 万物流転 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生生流転 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生死輪廻 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生死流転 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 転生輪廻 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 輪廻転生 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 流転輪廻 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 流転生死 |
| gen. | n vs yoji all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth | 生々流転 |
| gen. | n ambulatory evening vendor of noodles | 夜鷹蕎麦 (or the noodles themselves) |
| gen. | n ambulatory evening vendor of noodles | 夜鳴き蕎麦 (or the noodles themselves) |
| light. | amplitude of fluctuation of the luminous flux of a source run on alternating current | 光束変動の大きさ |
| geogr. | Association of Private Junior Colleges in Japan | 日本私立短期大学協会 |
| gen. | n Association of Southeast Asian Nations | ＡＳＥＡＮ |
| gen. | Audit Bureau of Circulations | ＡＢＣ |
| tech. | beginning of transition curve | ビー•ティー•シー |
| gen. | n vs yoji being in a state of flux | 二転三転 |
| gen. | 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) |
| law | beneficiary of third party services | 元方事業者 (労働安全衛生法) |
| gen. | bill of lading | ＢＬ from the 和製英語 boys love |
| gen. | n bonus footage e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews, such as that included on DVDs of movies, television programs, etc. | 特典映像 |
| gen. | n buckwheat noodles made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour | 生蕎麦 |
| gen. | n buckwheat noodles made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour | 生そば |
| gen. | n yoji Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river | 川施餓鬼 |
| rel., budd. | n Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising | 十二縁起説 (San: pratītya-samutpāda) |
| abbr. | n buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover | ジャケ買い |
| gen. | n buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover | ジャケット買い |
| gen. | n buying the services of a prostitute | 女郎買 |
| gen. | n buying the services of a prostitute | 女郎買い |
| gen. | n buying the services of a prostitute | 傾城買い |
| gen. | n cap of a uniform | 正帽 |
| PSP | categories of application of contacts | ＣＡ 略語 |
| gen. | negotiable certificate of deposit | ＣＤ |
| light. | coefficient of luminous intensity of a retroreflector | 光度係数 再帰反射 |
| gen. | n Commonwealth of Independent States | ＣＩＳ |
| tech. | comprehensive program of catchment sewerage | 流域別下水道整備総合計画 (りゅういきべつげすいどうせいびそうごうけいかく) |
| gen. | n concentration of hydrogen ions | ｐＨ ペーハー is from German |
| gen. | n consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents | 巣ごもり消費 |
| el., sec.sys. | Continuous Operating Temperature of the compound | ＣＯＴ 略語 |
| gen. | n Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | ＣＩＴＥＳ |
| gen. | n Co-operative Republic of Guyana | ガイアナ協同共和国 |
| gen. | correction factor of stress intensity factor | 応力拡大係数の補正係数 |
| obs. | n vs crowning a boy with a traditional cap for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony | 加冠 |
| gen. | n daycare services offered outside of the scope of traditional nurseries | 認可外保育所 |
| gen. | n decorative cap of an eave-end roof tile | 瓦當 oK |
| gen. | n decorative cap of an eave-end roof tile | 瓦当 (がとう) |
| el., sec.sys. | degree of protection of enclosure | ＩＰ 略語 |
| tech. | density of flux | 束線密度 (そくせんみつど) |
| gen. | n description of services offered | サービス内容 |
| gen. | n vs despatch of troops | 出兵 news2 nf29 |
| gen. | n vs despatch of troops | 派兵 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | n despatch of troops | 出師 |
| gen. | n dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables | チャンポン (from Nagasaki) |
| gen. | n dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables | ちゃんぽん (from Nagasaki) |
| gen. | n vs dispatch of troops | 出兵 news2 nf29 |
| gen. | n vs dispatch of troops | 派兵 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | n dispatch of troops | 出師 |
| light. | spatial distribution of luminous intensity of a source | 配光 (はいこう) |
| gen. | Edo-era translation of Dutch and Chinese | 通詞 |
| gen. | Edo-era translation of Dutch and Chinese | 通辞 |
| gen. | Edo-era translation of Dutch and Chinese | 通事 |
| gen. | n vs vi end of a course or program | 閉講 (school, etc.) |
| tech. | end of transition curve | イー•ティー•シー |
| tech. | equi-intensity curve of light | 等光度曲線 (とうこうときょくせん) |
| gen. | n estimated time of arrival | ＥＴＡ |
| gen. | n estimated time of departure | ＥＴＤ |
| IMF. | ex post assessment of Fund-supported programs | 事後評価 |
| tech. | execution programme of works | 工程 (kōtei) |
| law | exercise of appraisal rights on share options | 新株予約権買取請求 (会社法の場合) |
| gen. | n Federal Bureau of Investigation | ＦＢＩ |
| gen. | n fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute | 揚げ代 |
| gen. | n fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute | 揚代 |
| gen. | n feeling of affinity | 親密感 |
| sat.comm. | figure of merit of an antenna-receiving system | Ｇ/Ｔ |
| phys. | flattening of neutron flux | 中性子束の平坦化 (ちゅうせいしそく の へいたんか) |
| tech. | flux of illumination | 照明光束 (しょうめいこうそく) |
| gen. | n flux of insolation | 日射量 (にっしゃりょう) |
| phys. | flux of light | 光束 (kōsoku) |
| gen. | exp n flux of time | 時の流れ |
| gen. | n yoji fraudulent sale of exorcism services | 霊視商法 (to people led to believe that they are possessed by evil spirits) |
| gen. | n Group of Ten | Ｇ１０ |
| gen. | n half portion of noodles or fried rice | 半玉 |
| tech. | hand hose line type of CO₂ extinguishing system | 移動式炭酸消火設備 (いどうしきたんさんガスしようかせつび) |
| phys. | heat of transition | 転移熱 (ten'inetsu) |
| obs. | honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies | 舍人 oK |
| obs. | honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies | 舎人 |
| gen. | n humorous mask of a homely woman's face | 阿多福面 (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks) |
| gen. | n humorous mask of a homely woman's face | お多福面 (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks) |
| gen. | indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program | 立て |
| gen. | n Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | ＩＥＥＥ |
| tech. | intensity level of sound | アイ•エル |
| tech. | intensity of compressive strain | 圧縮歪度 (あっしゅくひずみど) |
| tech. | intensity of compressive stress | 圧縮応力度 (あっしゅくおうりよくど) |
| gen. | intensity of effective rainfall | 有効雨量強度 |
| gen. | intensity of hourly rainfall | 一時間雨量強度 |
| phys. | intensity of light | 光の強さ (hikari no tsuyosa) |
| gen. | n intensity of light | 光度 (kōdo) |
| tech. | intensity of normal solar radiation | 法線面日射の強さ (ほうせんめんにっしゃのつよさ) |
| gen. | intensity of pressure | 圧力度 (atsuryokudo) |
| gen. | intensity of rainfall | 雨量強度 (うりょうきょうど) |
| gen. | intensity of rainfall | 降雨強度 (こうう・きょうど) |
| tech. | intensity of solar radiation | 日射の強さ (にっしゃのつよさ) |
| gen. | n intensity of solar radiation | 日射量 (にっしゃりょう) |
| phys. | intensity of spectral lines | スぺクトル線の強さ (supekutoru-sen no tsuyosa) |
| gen. | intensity of stress | 応力度 (ōryokudo) |
| tech. | intensity of turbulence | 乱流強度 (らんりゅうきょうど) |
| gen. | intensity of uplift pressure | 揚圧力強度 |
| org.name. | International Federation of Audit Bureau of Circulations | ＩＦＡＢＣ |
| IMF. | International Standard Classification of all Goods and Services | 国際標準商品・サービス分類 |
| gen. | n International System of Units | ＳＩ |
| org.name. | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | ＩＵＣＮ |
| org.name. | Japan Audit Bureau of Circulations | ＪＡＢＣ |
| org.name. | Japan Institute of Social Services and Informatics | 日本福祉介護情報学会 |
| org.name. | Japan Society of Judicial Social Services | 日本司法福祉学会 |
| org.name. | Japan Society of Research and Information on Public and Co-operative Economy | 国際公共経済学会 |
| gen. | n Japanese Association Of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations | ＪＡＳＤＡＱ (JASDAQ) |
| gen. | n Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers | ＪＡＳＲＡＣ |
| comp. | n Japanese-capable version of DOS | ＤＯＳ／Ｖ |
| abbr. | n junior board of directors | ジュニア・ボード |
| abbr. | n junior board of directors | ジュニアボード |
| gen. | n junior board of directors systems | ジュニアボードシステム |
| geogr. | Junior College of Art and Design of Musashino Art University | 武蔵野美術短期大学 |
| gen. | n Junior College of Nutrition | 栄養短 |
| gen. | kyogen mask used for the role of an old man | 祖父 ichi1 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | last piece of the day's programme | 大喜利 |
| gen. | last piece of the day's programme | 大切 io (だいぎり) |
| gen. | last piece of the day's programme | 大切り |
| org.name. | Licensed Agency for Relief of Asia | ＬＡＲＡ (LARA) |
| gen. | n uk Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability | ＬＯＨＡＳ |
| phys. | line of magnetic flux | 磁束線 (ぢそくせん) |
| slang | n "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat | 割勘負け (i.e. the person who eats the least) |
| slang | n "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat | 割り勘負け (i.e. the person who eats the least) |
| gen. | n loss-of-coolant accident | ＬＯＣＡ |
| tech. | luminous flux of spherical belt | 球带光束 (きゅうたいこうそく) |
| gen. | n making of a craft or product, esp. a television program, movie, etc. | メイ・キング |
| gen. | n making of a craft or product, esp. a television program, movie, etc. | メイキング |
| IMF. | Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services | 国際サービス貿易統計マニュアル |
| gen. | n uk market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers | ＬＯＨＡＳ |
| gen. | n mask of a devil | 鬼面 |
| gen. | maximum intensity of mood | 最大洪水強度 |
| rel., budd. | n memorial services for the founder of the sect | 報恩講 (esp. for Shinran in Shin Buddhism) |
| gen. | n Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | ＭＥＴＩ |
| gen. | n mobilization of labor services | 勤労動員 (e.g. in wartime) |
| radio | monitoring of a recorded programme | 記録された番組のモニタリング |
| gen. | n Nagasaki dish of noodles with various toppings | 皿饂飩 |
| gen. | n Nagasaki dish of noodles with various toppings | 皿うどん |
| org.name. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | ＮＡＡＣＰ |
| gen. | n National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations | ＮＡＳＤＡＱ |
| org.name. | National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations | 全国農業協同組合連合会 |
| gen. | abbr National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations | 全農 |
| humor. | n 2nd year of junior high sickness | 厨二病 |
| humor. | n 2nd year of junior high sickness | 中二病 |
| tech. | network of services | 脈絡施設 (みゃくらくしせつ) |
| rel., budd. | noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness | 般若 news2 nf29 (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) |
| gen. | n noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness | 般若面 (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) |
| gen. | noh mask of an old woman | 媼 |
| gen. | noh mask of an old woman | 姥 |
| gen. | n uk noodles with bits of deep-fried tempura batter | はいから饂飩 (tenkasu, agedama) |
| gen. | n uk noodles with bits of deep-fried tempura batter | 狸饂飩 |
| tech. | normal intensity of light | 法線光度 (ほうせんこうと) |
| gen. | n n-suf obsolete unit of luminous intensity | 燭 (approx. 1.0067 candela, しょく) |
| gen. | n Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo | ロマンスカー |
| gen. | out-of-bounds | ＯＢ |
| law | partition of property in co-ownership | 共有物の分割 |
| gen. | n party given in recognition of a person's services | 慰労会 |
| gen. | perform religious services for the departed souls of ancestors | 祖先の霊を祭る |
| gen. | n period of transition | 移行期間 (e.g. from old to new system, いこぅきかん) |
| magn. | permeability of vacuum | μ 記号 |
| magn. | permittivity of vacuum | ε0 記号 |
| phys. | phase transition of the first kind | 第一種相転移 (だいいっしゅ・そうてん'い) |
| phys. | phase transition of the second kind | 第二零相転移 (だいにしゅ・そうてん'い) |
| gen. | n place of dispatch | 発信地 |
| gen. | n point of sale | ＰＯＳ |
| comp., MS | postmaster (" The logon name and therefore the email address of an account that is responsible for maintaining email services on a mail server. When an account holder is having trouble with email, a message to postmaster or ""postmaster | ポストマスター |
| comp., MS | Preparation of an Opening Balance Sheet at the Date of Transition to IFRS | IFRS への移行日の開始貸借対照表の準備 (A template that addresses, from a Finance & Accounting perspective, the significant activities required of companies to prepare their opening balance sheet at the date of transition to IFRS within the context of a conversion from previous Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)) |
| gen. | n program of a ceremony | 式次 |
| gen. | n program of a ceremony | 式次第 news2 nf47 (programme) |
| IMF. | program of policy adjustment | 政策調整プログラム |
| gen. | n programme of a ceremony | 式次 |
| gen. | programme of filling | 湛水計画 |
| gen. | n quality of life | ＱＯＬ |
| tech. | ray of flux | 束線 (そくせん) |
| gen. | n vs recognition of services | 慰労 news2 nf25 |
| gen. | n rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it | 造面 |
| gen. | n rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it | 雑面 |
| gen. | n rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it | 蔵面 |
| gen. | n region of anomalous seismic intensity | 異常震域 |
| law | registered pledgee of share options | 登録新株予約権質権者 |
| gen. | n repetition of kanji | 々 (sometimes voiced) |
| gen. | n review and prioritization of government programs | 事業仕訳 |
| gen. | n review and prioritization of government programs | 事業仕分け |
| gen. | season series of a television program | クール gai1 (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period) |
| gen. | second serving ball of noodles | 替玉 (to add to previously purchased ramen) |
| gen. | second serving ball of noodles | 替え玉 news1 nf12 (to add to previously purchased ramen, かえだま) |
| gen. | n second-year of junior high | 中２ |
| gen. | n second-year of junior high | 中二 |
| gen. | see the vanity of | 果敢無む |
| gen. | see the vanity of | 果敢なむ |
| gen. | see the vanity of | 儚む |
| gen. | n daily segment of a radio or TV program | 放送分 often X月Y日放送分 |
| gen. | n sense of the vanity of life | 無常観 |
| gen. | n sense of the vanity of life | 無常感 |
| gen. | n yoji services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul | 永代供養 |
| snd.rec. | short-circuit flux of a magnetic tape | 磁気テープの短絡磁束 |
| gen. | 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 |
| gen. | n soup of soumen noodles and various ingredients in a soy sauce broth | 入麺 |
| gen. | n soup of soumen noodles and various ingredients in a soy sauce broth | 煮麺 |
| gen. | n spatial distribution of luminous intensity | 配光 (はいこう) |
| tech. | spherical intensity of light | 球面光度 (きゅうめんこうど) |
| comp. | n standard for wireless communication of high-speed data in mobile telephony | ＬＴＥ |
| tech. | standard intensity of illumination | 標準照度 (ひょうじゅんしょうと) |
| gen. | n standing form of "cape" character | 﨑 﨑 form of 崎 |
| gen. | n State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization | 郵政民営化担当大臣 |
| gen. | n Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil | 坦坦麺 ik |
| gen. | n Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil | 担担麺 |
| gen. | n Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil | タンタン麺 |
| gen. | n Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil | 坦々麺 ik |
| gen. | n Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil | 担々麺 |
| gen. | n Test of English as a Foreign Language | ＴＯＥＦＬ |
| gen. | n the intensity or illuminating power of light | 光力 (こうりょく) |
| gen. | n The Japanese Association of Psychology for Human Services | 日本福祉心理学会 |
| gen. | n time of year when television and radio replace programs | 改編期 (usu. spring and fall) |
| tech. | transformation of cO-ordinates | 座標変換 (zahyō-henkan) |
| gen. | transition of bed forms | 遷移河床 |
| gen. | transition of cut and embankment | 切土盛土の取付部 |
| gen. | 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 |
| gen. | 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 |
| gen. | n Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | ＵＳＳＲ |
| phys. | unit of luminous intensity | 光度の単位 (こうど の たん'い) |
| tech. | vertical intensity of illumination | 鉛直面照度 (enchokumen-shōdo) |
| tech. | vertical intensity of solar radiation | 鉛直面日射量 (えんちょくめんにっしゃりょう) |
| tech. | Village of CO-operation | 共同の村 (きょうどうのむら) |
| slang | n "winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat | 割勘勝ち (i.e. the person who eats the most) |
| slang | n "winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat | 割り勘勝ち (i.e. the person who eats the most) |
| org.name. | World Association of Nuclear Operators | ＷＡＮＯ |
| abbr. | 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 | 裝飾男子 ik |
| abbr. | 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 | 草食男子 |
| abbr. | 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 | 装飾男子 ik |
| gen. | 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 |
