person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
alone; by oneself; on one's own
people; men and women; each person; everybody
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
two persons; two people; pair; couple
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
offender; criminal; culprit
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
individual; private person; personal; private
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
how many people; a number of people
personal; individual; private
Japanese person; Japanese people
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
some people; a few people; several people
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
alone; by oneself; on one's own
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
several people; a few people
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to grow up; to become an adult
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
index finger; forefinger; second toe
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
murder; homicide; manslaughter
personality; character; individuality; personhood
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
just one person; only one
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
woman; lady; adult female
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
sick person; patient; invalid
race (of people); type of person
number of persons; personnel
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
human relations; personal relationships
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
military personnel; soldier
your husband; her husband
caller; visitor; company; guest
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
living by oneself; living alone
wounded person; injured person
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
popular person; favorite; favourite
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
eccentric; crank; oddball
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
working adult; full-fledged member of society
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
very popular; highly favoured
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
(not) a single person; (no) one
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
good person; virtuous person
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
performer; entertainer; celebrity
complete stranger; total stranger
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
human; human-like; as a person
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
the real criminal; true culprit
one's family; family member
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
act of mercy; helping another person
trio; gang of three; threesome
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
private citizen; civilian
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
the people; citizens; the populace
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
uninhabited island; desert island
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
human rights; civil liberties
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
the deceased; the departed
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
retainer; vassal; servant
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cripple; disabled person; invalid
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
married woman; another's wife
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
individual differences; personal equation
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
just one person; only one
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
great person; eminent figure
many people; a large number of people
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
reputation; respectability
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
important person; strategic person; key figure
artificial intelligence; AI
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
house; dwelling; human habitation
leader; central personage
like a decent person; human
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
person of common sense; common sense man
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
modern person; people of today
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
human kindness; human weakness
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
loved one; lover; sweetheart
natural virtue; personal virtue
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
private person; individual
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
person from (the planet of)
as many (people) as possible
wounded person; injured person
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
statue; picture; picture revealing character
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
counsel; defender; advocate
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
what people say; rumours; public opinion
person being waited for; person who waits
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
inexpert or untrained eyes
human intellect; knowledge
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
attractiveness; charm; amiability
society; company; the public; the world
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
leading person; foremost figure
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
travelling alone; solitary journey
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
wounded person; injured person
(for the) first time in one's life
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
my husband; one's family; family member
people; men and women; each person; everybody
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
major dealer; wealthy merchant
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
alien (from another planet)
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
suspicious character (person, figure)
living together (with one more person)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
android; artificial human; robot
living by oneself; living alone
each individual; each person
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
dual personality; split personality
personification; anthropomorphization
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
index finger; forefinger; second toe
trio; gang of three; threesome
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
material witness; suspect
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
your husband; her husband
distrust of (other) human beings
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
two by two; by twos; as a couple
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
human intellect; knowledge
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
one's manners; one's attitude
human pillar; human sacrifice
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
the people; the public; the world
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
individual match; single game
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
accidental death; casualty
manned; occupied; piloted
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
misanthropy; misanthropist
individualism; egoism; selfishness
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
an honest man; a good citizen
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
talented person; clever person
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
spiritual realm of humanity
man of the future; Homo futurus
street performer (comedian)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
ordinary person; untitled individual
beyond human understanding
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
longing for others; wanting company
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
merman; half man-half fish
person of culture; cultured person
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
multiple personality; split personality
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
dead person; deceased person
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
civilized person; civilized people
the ancients; ancient people
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
man of the hour; woman of the hour
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
artificial island; man-made island
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
official in charge; person in charge
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
great man; magnanimous man
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
person of letters; literary person
God and man; heaven and man
human relations; humanity
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
older person with more life experience
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
un-Japanese in appearance or character
the human body; one's person
good-natured person; nice person
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
loved one; lover; sweetheart
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
aviator; flying ace; birdman
anatomical model of the human body
slave traffic; slave dealer
throng; gathering of people
wise man; philosopher; sage
openly; in public; without caring what others think
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
for use by adults; for adults
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
artificial respirator; ventilator
racial discrimination; racism
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
cannibalism; anthropophagism
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
nice person; good-natured person
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
increase in population; population growth
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
personal appearance; character; personality
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
per person; per capita; per head
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
negotiator; bargainer; point man
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
lover; sweetheart; mistress
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
being up to the person himself
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
human usage; (for) use by people
per person; per capita; per head
villager; village folk; countryfolk
people; men and women; each person; everybody
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
person from the Kansai region
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
selfless (pious, righteous) man
holding hands with fingers interlocked
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
ronin; masterless samurai
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
living together (with one more person)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
human resources; man-power resources
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
number of people; population; human head
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
missing person; wanted person
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
women's group; women's association
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
anyone; any person; whoever
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
passer-by; traveler; traveller
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
character building; formation of character; personality development
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
workman; craftsman; laborer; labourer; artisan
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
gynecology department; gynecology
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
having sociable manners; sociable
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
Mrs; Lady; Madam; your wife
heroine; female protagonist
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
having sociable manners; sociable
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to talk to oneself; to mutter
personal criticism; character sketch
to fall into another's hands
holding hands with fingers interlocked
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
man overly interested in women's breasts
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
interpersonal; between individuals
index finger; forefinger; second toe
image of (an ideal) person
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
humanism; humanitarianism
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
my husband; one's family; family member
craftsmanship; artisanship
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
help wanted advertisements
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
lust killer; lust murderer
modern man; modern person; modernist
popular spot; popular place; popular location
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
financier; business leader
if you curse someone, dig two graves
being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servant)
foreigner; alien; stranger
(legally) incorporated educational institution
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
notary public; notary; public notary
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
temporary employee placement
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
looking like one is waiting for someone
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
murder for pleasure; lust murder
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
workforce reduction; personnel cut
yellow race; Mongoloid race
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity
having sociable manners; sociable
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
philosophical anthropology; humanics
poor or lowly masterless samurai
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
networking; making contacts
group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (often ex-convicts or vagrants); non-human
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
predecessor; people of former times
summoning of a sworn witness (court, Diet); subpoena
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
lethal weapon; deadly device
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; 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
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
more than friends, less than lovers
per person; per capita; per head
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
merchant of death; arms dealer
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)
professional; careerman; worker
half-human, half-beast; therianthropic
popular (hit) program (programme)
incorporated nonprofit organization
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
videogame software produced by hobbyists; fangame; doujin game
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse
humanism; love for humanity
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
age of majority; age of adulthood
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
religious organization; religious organisation
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
young owner; young proprietor
personal guidance; tutoring
human nature; instinct; humanity; humanism
human rights organization; human rights organisation
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
small businessman; petty trader
best man; groomsman; bridesmaid; second (e.g. in a duel)
posterity; future generations
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be second to none (in)
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
cosmopolitan; world citizen
masterful performance; virtuosity
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
private office; private practice
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
friend's house; home of a friend
Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era
someone's looks and personal appearance
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone
layperson's judgment (opinion)
complete stranger; total stranger
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
Personal Information Protection Law (2003)
dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
nurse (male or female); personal care attendant
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
somebody (important); person of importance
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
the feeling between (new) lovers
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
Chinese person (esp. Han Chinese)
seriously addicted online game junky
residents of the capital; townsfolk
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
whichever person (indefinite pronoun); everyone; every person; all
present-day people; people of this world
protection of human rights
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)
fish with a human-looking face
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
artificial internal organ
slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people
behind others; losing out to others
individual medley (swimming)
(not) a single person; (no) one
individual play; one-man effort; non-cooperation; playing on one's own; selfish play
mechanical brain; computer
unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)
neighborly love; neighbourly love
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
stick figure; stick person
Thai; person from Thailand
waiting for someone to arrive
prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
People's Republic of China
heartless; inhuman; unfeeling
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
condemn the offense, but not the offender
people of color (colour); non-white races
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
per person; per capita; per head
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
hand puppet; glove puppet
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
individualist; egoist; selfish person
trustee; receiver; administrator
full automation; becoming unmanned; making (something) unmanned
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
personal attack; personal denunciation
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers; beautiful but stupid girl
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
signs of human habitation
unattended sales place; vending machine
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
job vacancy information; recruitment information
care for the aged; elderly care; aged care
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
character (in a novel, film, etc.)
humanities; social sciences; liberal arts
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
independent administrative corporation (institution, agency)
ergonomics; human factors; human engineering
living by oneself; living alone
ordinary person; untitled individual
anthropologist; ethnologist
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
living by oneself; living alone
personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character
patient in a serious condition; serious case
artificial valve; artificial heart valve
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku; assistant; helper
women's disease; gynecological disorder; gynopathy
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
excess personnel; redundant staff
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
somebody (important); person of importance
jobless university graduate
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
best man; groomsman; bridesmaid; second (e.g. in a duel)
individual combined (gymnastics)
person of ability; person of high calibre; talented individual
inferior race (of people); untermenschen
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent
importing goods privately; private importing
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
volcanic cave traditionally said to be inhabited
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
ordinary person; untitled individual
requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)
head of personnel department
fan club; hobbyist club; amateur association; doujin circle
human excrement; night soil
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
Giants (Japanese baseball team)
arrogant; insolent; overbearing
utter stranger; mere passerby; outsider
character evaluation; profile
People's Commissar (in the early Soviet Union)
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
National Personnel Authority
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
intensive-care old people's home
martial spirit; military spirit; the spirit of true warriors
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced continental culture to the Japanese
calling card murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
person of virtue; great person; giant; adult; exalted person
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); drone
foreign (exchange) student; international student
impersonation; personification
race issue; problem of race
someone with a dual personality
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
anthropophobia; dizziness experienced in crowded places
saint; person well-balanced morally and intellectually
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
homicide department (of a police force)
man of virtue; humanitarian
corporate juridical person; incorporated body; corporation
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
Japanese residents in another country; Japanese expatriates
Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
one man's fault is another's lesson
(enjoying) tumultuous popularity
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
marked person (by the police, etc.); person to be watched; person considered dangerous; person on a watchlist
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
to employ the right person; to choose somebody with the right qualities
witchcraft user; magician
square; trustworthy person
manned mission (e.g. space probe)
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
stage favorite; stage favourite; star
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
being the only loser; losing by oneself
Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
personal business; sole proprietorship
(crime of) aiding a criminal to avoid capture
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
amateur's skill or performance
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
(doing) karaoke by oneself
Chloranthus serratus (species of flowering plant)
person who looks after a patient
association of reservists
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
sailor; boatman; passenger
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
sailor; boatman; passenger
with each person; with everyone
arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message
scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player
great person; outstanding talent; hero
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
amateur as good as a professional
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
(public) morals and sentiments
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
Briton (celtic inhabitant of historical Britain)
individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
ancient Chinese immigrant
public interest incorporated foundation
slave trade; human trafficking; slave trader
wounded soldier; disabled veteran
someone without a fixed occupation; man of leisure; playboy
(putting on the) airs of an official
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to board an airplane; to get on an airplane
personality cult; cult of personality
identifying an individual; pinpointing an individual
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
to be pleased with oneself; to chuckle with delight
sovereignty of the people
artificial planet; man-made planet
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
personal god (i.e. a god who has human form, emotions, etc.)
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
human sensor; motion detector
common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy; red poppy
people living on Honshu; mainland Japanese; Japanese people (as opposed to the people of the colonies of the Empire of Japan)
natural person (e.g. one unspoilt by civilization, civilisation)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
voter; constituent; elector; presidential elector (US); member of the Electoral College
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
city dweller; townspeople
pedestrian traffic; kanji "legs radical" (radical 10)
solo comedian; standup comedian; comedian not part of a duo, trio, etc.
smoke from human habitations
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
beauty is only skin-deep; (lit.) one gets tired of a beauty in three days
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
child in elementary or middle school; go-between; intermediary; (arch.) person of middling talent, strength, etc.; (arch.) middle-class person; (arch.) bourgeois person
to be crowded with people
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
personal attack; ad hominem
disregard for human rights
barbarian; savage; foreigner
witness protection program; witness protection programme
person who steals flowers (esp. cherry blossoms)
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
confirmation of somebody's identity; enactment; establishment; creation
skillful tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period); poet
personnel management; personnel administration
school for Japanese outside of Japan
family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
general incorporated association
relations between individuals
unperceived; unnoticed; unnoted; out-of-the-way; out of sight; inconspicuous
appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover
with each person; with everyone
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
Danish person; Danes; Dane
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
extraordinary person; genius
the appropriate person; competent person
(killing) sword; blade; steel
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
rehabilitation facility for the elderly
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
temporary personnel business; temporary personnel agency; temporary help business
human rights situation; human rights condition
to capture all the popularity; to steal the show; to upstage
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
performance appraisal; performance review
person who sees someone else off (e.g. at the airport)
adult woman who likes comics about male homosexual love
the flower (prime) of youth; the spring of life
writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
personnel training; human resources development; character building
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
personal use; private use
popularity stakes; rating
samurai attached to a daimyo
mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
any number of people; as many people as one likes
Semite (speaker of a Semitic language, esp. Jews and Arabs)
hot spring (or bath) which is good for the skin
beef (or pork) and eggs on rice
(a) Philistine; Philistine people
priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people
personnel training; human resources development; character building
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
Northern European (person); Nordic person; Scandinavian
social welfare service corporation
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.; person in charge of someone taken into custody
cuddly doll; hug-me doll; soft-bodied huggable doll
Hong Konger; person from Hong Kong
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
person being waited for; person who waits
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
paleoanthropic man (e.g. Neanderthal)
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
cineast; someone who works in the movie industry
race prejudice; racial prejudice
un-Japanese in appearance or character
person who is a cut above the rest
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
amateur video; amateur photography; private video
Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)
manners, customs and popular sentiments
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
old-fashioned person; old-timer; old fogey
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
capable person; talented person
internationally-minded person; cosmopolitan; cosmopolite; international celebrity
analog person; person not good with technology
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
you only live once; you only have one life
namesake; person with the same name
networking; making contacts
statutory representative; legal representative
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
single parent; one parent
different strokes for different folks; people doing something in their own way
the Fall of Man; the Fall
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains
handcar railroad; handcar railway
meat analogue; meat substitute; cultured meat; lab-grown meat
lookout; watch; person on guard
dehumanization; dehumanisation
trustee or administrator in bankruptcy
artificial stone; fake rock
individual psychology; psychology of an individual
seventh of January (lunar calendar) (one of the five annual festivals)
Manchu person; Manchu people; Manchurian
style of Southern Chinese painting
mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face
semigovernmental corporation
senile plaque; neuritic plaque; senile druse
killer robot; lethal autonomous weapon; LAWS
white supremacy; white supremacism
Declaration of Humanity (wherein Hirohito renounced the imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)
person of poor character; narrow-minded; unpleasant person; gossip-monger; person of low self-esteem
to be murdered; to be aided by someone else; to be raised by someone else
association of people from the same prefecture
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
cannibals; cannibal tribe
decedent; deceased; inheritee
(Edo-period) jail warden; jailer
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
(the likes of) a mere tradesman
person (esp. social outcast) who has nothing left to lose; (lit.) invincible person
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
gentle; quiet; demure; sober; mild-mannered; meek
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
street vendor; peddler; hawker
jobs available section (e.g. in a newspaper)
one man's fault is another's lesson
human life span; human lifespan
artist's temperament; master's temperament
regular respondent to a periodical or radio program
flatterer; smooth talker; crafty person
one-man business; sole proprietorship; owner-managed enterprise
(a) militant; (a) belligerent
human desires; human passions
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
the early bird gets the worm
South Korean national living in Japan
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
one-child policy (of the PRC)
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
spirit of true craftsman; (craftsman's) pride in his work
ethnic Chinese (living abroad, esp. with non-Chinese citizenship); overseas Chinese
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
to become accustomed to people
indiscriminate mass murder
love your neighbour (neighbor)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
merit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation
scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
identity number; national identification number; national identity number; personal identity number
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
all-purpose; suiting everybody
government bonds for retail investors
lineal descendant; clan member
Malaysian person; Malay person
manpower reduction; personnel saving
two by two; by twos; as a couple
guard; security (officer); guardsman
labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period)
mainlander; person from the mainland
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. North Korean)
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
cripple; disabled person; invalid
honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites
national of a third country; foreigner (esp. Chinese and Korean) resident in Japan
personal attack; ad hominem attack
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
an idle brain is the devil's shop
legal personality; juridical personality; corporate status; non-person legal entity
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
prohibition against women entering a sacred area
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
hard on others but easy on oneself
racial segregation; apartheid
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
getting tired from dealing with people; getting tired of being around people
first-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
to rise to the highest possible rank
winning the hearts of the people; capturing public sentiment
national research and development agency
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons
lodger; boarder; paying guest
kanji "person radical" (radical 9)
hirer; lessee; leaseholder
artificial language (e.g. Esperanto); constructed language; conlang; language for defining structures, logic, etc. (e.g. XML, HTML, etc.)
student preparing to re-take initially failed university entrance examinations
number of people to be admitted or accepted
population statistics; demographics
(contemporary) customs and behavior; the picture of people's life in the contemporary world
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
the oppressed; downtrodden people
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
ratio of job openings to job applicants
don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)
man is the crown of creation
The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)
toy soldier; soldier figurine
mate's rate; preferential rate of payment offered to a friend
chiefly on the basis of someone's personal character
throwing good money after bad
female professional; mistress (in a field)
author unknown; anonymous
the style is the man; the style is the man himself
personal appearance; looks
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to stab someone with a short blade
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly
job opening-to-application ratio; job-offers-seekers ratio
consideration for others; thinking about others
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
somebody (important); person of importance
persona non grata; unwelcome person; undesirable person
Sinhalese people; Sinhalese person
elder; senior; wife's father; father-in-law
person who goes to greet someone (e.g. at the airport)
facets (aspects) of (human) life; the pattern of (one's) life
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
attempting to change one's image when one starts working
woman with a wonderful personality
you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)
general incorporated foundation
holy men who abstain from meat and cooked food
Java man; Homo erectus erectus
author unknown; anonymous
beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together
Middle Easterner (person)
popular occupation; occupation largely dependent on public favor
speaker at a public hearing
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
revere heaven, love people
unmanned aircraft; pilotless plane; robot plane; drone
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
a neighbour is better than a relative living far
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
arrogant; insolent; overbearing
human chain (chain of people holding hands, usually in protest)
artist's temperament; master's temperament
private investment; individual investment
author unknown; anonymous
a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)
an idle brain is the devil's shop
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
videogame software produced by hobbyists; fangame
name index; index of persons
townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit
butcher; slaughterhouse worker
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
Everyone has his (her) own view; Different people, different opinions
prisoner's base (children's game); (arch.) man-eating monster
Tensei Jingo; daily column in the Asahi Shimbun
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki
prewar Japanese adventurer (political activist) in mainland China
taking for granted; rash conclusion
kanji officially for use in names
nihonjinron; theories of Japanese cultural or racial uniqueness
skull; cranium; kanji "person" radical at top
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
bashfulness before strangers
black (i.e. African-American) soldier; buffalo soldier
special consideration for non-traditional (older) students
one by one; one at a time; in turn
physiognomy; divination by facial features
two by two; by twos; as a couple
more than friends, less than lovers
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
population structure; demographic structure; age-sex structure
kanji "person radical" (radical 9)
live and let live; you do you and I'll do me; (lit.) people are people; I am myself
litigant; plaintiff; suitor
Finns (ethnic group); Finnish people
blessed people; favored people (favoured); privileged people
remitter; writer of cheque; writer of check
artificial rain; rainmaking; cloud seeding
so many men, so many ways; to each one's own; it takes all sorts to make a world
specified nonprofit corporation
Epistle to the Romans (book of the Bible)
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
individualization (of a task or job; as opposed to standardization); personalization
hard to replace (with other person)
suit your speech to the audience
biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin
worldly honors; worldly honours
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
artificial respiration technique
uneducated bumpkin; resident of ancient Sichuan
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
administrator of an estate
eccentric; crank; oddball
man is the measure of all things
racial identity; same race
children are a poor man's riches
the laws of nature and humanity
rugby sevens; seven-a-side rugby
labor force; labour force
personals; personal advertisements
held by a private individual; (in the) ownership of a private individual
becoming worldly-wise (through one's interactions with other people); becoming sophisticated; losing one's innocence; losing one's naivety
national of a third country; foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean)
Japanese living in America
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
artificial flavoring; synthetic perfume
puppetoon; stop-motion animation with puppets
postman; mailman; mail carrier
man overly interested in women's breasts
petitioner; person who prays; beggar-priest
cherry blossom viewer; cherry blossom admirer
The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven
promotion; appointment to a more senior position
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
international humanitarian law; IHL
honor killing; honour killing
American of Japanese descent
single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household
institutional stockholder
establishing the identity of a defendant
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
nuisance (annoyance, inconvenience) to people around one; social nuisance
complete change in public sentiment; leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel
denominated in Chinese Yuan; denominated in renminbi
to take in lodgers; to keep boarders
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
scaffold constructor; steeplejack
anthropology of religion; religious anthropology
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
by itself; automatically; naturally
to take in lodgers; to keep boarders
home remedy; medical treatment by a layperson
student who is trying to get into their preferred college while already enrolled at another college
dance performed by a single person
retaliatory personnel decision (demotion, sacking, etc.)
feelings toward other people; sensitivity to other people's feelings; feelings one gives to other people through interpersonal relationships
person eligible for elective office
labor shortage; labour shortage
abstract human labour; abstract human labor
thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
perpetual traveller (traveler); permanent traveller; permanent tourist
person from one's own province (China); person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave
Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible)
humanism; humanitarianism
artificial bladder; artificial urinary bladder
morning person; early bird; lark
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.; person in charge of someone taken into custody
becoming worldly-wise (through one's interactions with other people); becoming sophisticated; losing one's innocence; losing one's naivety
the laws of nature and humanity
author unknown; anonymous
to become accustomed to people
being devoid of consideration for human beings
woman who is not traditionally beautiful yet somehow very attractive; woman with an aura of beauty
person on the path to enlightenment; Buddha; bodhisattva; high priest
non-Japanese celebrity; foreigner celebrity
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
pious woman; female believer
hard to replace (with other person)
beauty is only skin-deep; (lit.) one gets tired of a beauty in three days
to suit one's speech to the audience
humanitarian aid; humanitarian assistance; humanitarian relief
person of mixed race; mestizo
promotion; appointment to a more senior position
foreign trainee system; technical intern training program
a woman becoming a Buddha; a woman entering Nirvana
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
changes in demographics; movements in population characteristics
deliveryman; delivery person
man dressed like an artisan; man of workmanlike appearance
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
human rights organization; human rights organisation
adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
person who has a fortune of at least one hundred million yen
mistaken identity; person so changed that it's hard to recognize him (recognise)
there's a reason behind every action; (lit.) a burglar's midday nap (is taken so that he can rob people's houses in the night)
sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
certificate of alien registration; alien registration card
zoonosis (disease transmissible from animals to humans or vice versa)
scaffold constructor; steeplejack
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
interethnic; interracial; multiracial
going to a yakiniku place by oneself
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
kanji "going man" radical (radical 60)
nursery rhyme murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
(crime of) harboring a fugitive (harbouring)
Personal Information Protection Commission
self-checkout; automated checkout
sake warmed to human body temperature (approx. 37 degrees C)
novels or plays about the merchant class
voter registration list; electoral register
somebody (important); person of importance
night shopkeeper; night storekeeper; night-hawker
chemical fertilizer; chemical fertiliser
adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
digital renminbi; digital yuan; e-CNY
induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell
unperceived; unnoticed; unnoted; out-of-the-way; out of sight; inconspicuous
personality test; personality assessment; personality inventory
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
adult guardian; guardian of adult
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
sole proprietor; one-man business; self-employed
auxiliary intervenor (in a lawsuit)
Nazarene (native of Nazareth, esp. Jesus Christ)
a neighbour is better than a relative living far
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
crime of preparing to commit homicide
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
talented man and a beautiful woman; well-matched pair; wit and beauty
International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
person who has not developed emotional maturity; young person who does not want to become an adult
to capture all the popularity; to steal the show; to upstage
caretaker; claimer; guarantor
popular stock; popular share; active stock; favourite stock
character sketch; comments on personalities
Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors (1882)
faction-based personnel appointment
being a match for a thousand
pregnancy resulting from artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization, etc. (esp. of animals)
woman who looks very attractive with a surgical mask on
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
alien registration card; foreigner registration card
stabilizing the feelings of the people; inspiring confidence among the people
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
intensive-care old people's home
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
career technician; man in the technical line
unprecedented; unheard-of; never propounded (discovered, invented) by anyone before
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
individual-type defined contribution pension plan; iDeCo
being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people
lonesome person; unwanted person; poverty-stricken person
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open
one man's fault is another's lesson
philosophical anthropology
artificial insemination by donor
the blind leading the blind; if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch
the warm feelings of people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
assignee; grantee; transferee
wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens
to stand at the head of others
carrying a casket; carrying something (in a group) on one shoulder, as if it were a casket (considered an ill-omened way to carry something)
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
middleman; mediator; go-between
problems of the elderly; problems of an aging society
highly skilled professionals (esp. as category of immigrants); highly talented personnel
wandering lordless samurai
lawsuit undertaken without legal representation; pro se lawsuit
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
consensual homicide; killing somebody with their consent
(Japanese) Protection of Personal Liberty Law (1948)
paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket; being responsible for the payment of one's share of the purchase price, expense, etc.
advice column; agony aunt column
people's ownership; publicly owned
he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it
prevailing mood of a locality; emotional climate of a district
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind
my lord; my master; one's own lord; one's own master
history of civilization; history of civilisation
variolation; variolization
Chinese person; Korean person
self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head
be kind to others; one good turn deserves another
artificial leather; synthetic leather; faux leather
countryfolk; villager; provincial; greedy person; underclass; low-standing person
employer; someone hunting for workers
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre
borderline personality disorder; BPD
to pierce someone with one's gaze
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)
impersonalization; impersonalisation; depersonalization
killing by caregivers; caretaker homicide; nursing care killing
hostage justice; practice of keeping a suspect in police custody in an attempt to force a confession
the worthy will be remembered; (lit.) humans (last) one generation; names (last) forever
the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one
variolation; variolization
bottle feeding; artificial nourishment
profit-making corporation
hot spring (or bath) which is good for the skin
principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)
giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
man shall not live by bread alone
artificial butter; margarine
unmanned, automated terminal
the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
suppression of human rights
prison labor; prison labour; forced labor; forced labour
assistant in a duel (e.g. a cockfight, poetry contest, etc.) (Heian period); older male in an homosexual relationship
caretaker; claimer; guarantor
artificial pollination; hand pollination; mechanical pollination
personnel changes through favoritism
something people would laugh at
third person singular present
artificial tooth; fake teeth
club (for adults, as opposed to for university students)
narcissistic personality disorder; NPD
Levite; member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (who served a religious function)
person of lofty virtue and great wisdom
population coverage rate; service coverage ratio
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
national; citizen; native
he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it; (lit.) tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name
children are a poor man's riches
to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult
three-person operation of a puppet (bunraku)
time waits for no-one; time and tide stay for no man
black university (e.g. in the US); black college
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
artificial hip; hip prosthesis
antisocial personality disorder
authorized nonprofit organization
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period)
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius); Western carrot cultivars
slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
one's family; family member
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
each individual; each person
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
official in charge; person in charge
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
networking; making contacts
temporary employee placement
temporary employee placement
sound of a wind instrument
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
witchcraft user; magician
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence
author unknown; anonymous
human sensor; motion detector
to capture all the popularity; to steal the show; to upstage
appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
meekly; obediently; submissively; quietly; like a lamb
countryfolk; villager; provincial; greedy person; underclass; low-standing person
Hong Konger; person from Hong Kong
you only live once; you only have one life
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
to be murdered; to be aided by someone else; to be raised by someone else
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
human papillomavirus; HPV
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
human immunodeficiency virus; HIV
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
first-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
the oppressed; downtrodden people
hard to replace (with other person)
hard to replace (with other person)
becoming worldly-wise (through one's interactions with other people); becoming sophisticated; losing one's innocence; losing one's naivety
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
prisoner's base (children's game); (arch.) man-eating monster
live and let live; you do you and I'll do me; (lit.) people are people; I am myself
blessed people; favored people (favoured); privileged people
Pediculus humanus (species of louse that infests humans); body louse; body lice; head louse; head lice
divining one's own fortune
rugby sevens; seven-a-side rugby
caretaker; claimer; guarantor
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one
artificial insemination by donor
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
assignee; grantee; transferee
man shall not live by bread alone
wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa
artificial pollination; hand pollination; mechanical pollination
ginseng extract (used as a tonic)
brittle star (any starfish-like echinoderm of the order Ophiuroidea); brittlestar; Ophioplocus japonicus (species of brittlestar)
slaughterer; butcher; (arch.) cook
human leukocyte antigen; HLA
Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)
Chinese person; Korean person
Chinese person; Korean person
Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)
sender; remitter; consignor
three women make a market
prime of life; noontide of life
sweet words only please a fool; flattery works on puppets and fools
master contractor; prime contactor; general contractor
master contractor; prime contactor; general contractor
one-man exhibition; one-man show
public corporation; juridical person
city market seller; merchant; city resident
artificial neural network
artificial harbor; artificial harbour
artificial incubation (method)
artificial incubation (method)
something people would laugh at
person who looks after others
armored personnel carrier; armoured personnel carrier
one who offers prayer in place of another
Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese); (lit.) southern barbarian
nonconformist; free-thinker
American Indian; native American
(fully) automated factory
(fully) automated factory
paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad woman (modelled)
establishing the identity of a witness
Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972)
Japanese nationals resident abroad; overseas Japanese
seedling peddler; nurseryman
inhabitants of main island
Westerner (esp. the Dutch)
man of well-cultivated tastes
woman as pretty as a flower
to stray from the path of righteousness
puppet with a moving mouth
person subject to a conservatorship or curatorship
person subject to a limited guardianship
liquidator (e.g. of a corporation)
foreign correspondents' club
litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions)
litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions)
Personal Status Actions Procedure Law (e.g. divorce actions)
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
individual retirement account; IRA
United Nations Human Rights Commission
people's socialist republic
people's democratic republic
racial segregation; apartheid
kaiten; human torpedo in WW2
hypothetical rule allowing match-ups between wrestlers regardless of their stable affiliation
individual championship system
poets and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy
the people being panic-stricken (in alarm)
the people being panic-stricken (in alarm)
decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards
decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards
legend concerning a fugitive clan
professionalism; the temperament of a professional
radically change public sentiment; leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel
Man's life vanishes like a dew; A person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew
So many people, so many minds; Everyone has his own ideas and tastes; It takes all sorts to make a world; To each his (her) own
organization (corporate) man (woman)
townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit
decline in public favor; fall in popularity
the passage of people and horses; coming and going of people and horses
person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy
exported teachers during Meiji period
unstaffed railway crossing
affiant (person who executes an affidavit)
var. of puppet popular in the Edo period
Parsi (adherent of Zoroastrianism, esp. descendants of those who fled to India to escape persecution in Persia); Parsee
low-status samurai without land; low-status farmer without land
zoonosis (disease transmissible from animals to humans or vice versa)
artificial insemination by sperm from husband
artificial insemination by sperm from husband
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
home is wherever one lays one's hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there's room for us all in the world; (lit.) wherever there are humans, there are burial places
permanent voter registration list
author's personal rights; moral rights
Piltdown man (manufactured fossil of a fraudulent ape-human missing link, Eoanthropus dawsoni)
synthetic element; artificial element (i.e. technetium)
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)
Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)
if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you
do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you
kanji "person" radical at top
theism (as refers to the existence of a personal Christian god)
the people; the public; citizenry
certification of information recorded on foreign resident registration file
Epistle to the Hebrews (book of the Bible)
Epistle to the Galatians (book of the Bible)
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
annual mugwort (Artemisia annua); annual wormwood; sweet sagewort; sweet Annie; sweet wormwood
accessory before the fact
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
hunter wasp (i.e. potter wasp, sand wasp, etc.)
people; subjects; populace
people; subjects; populace
government official (esp. one of low to medium rank); public servant
chief kagura dancer (of kagura performed at the imperial palace)
imperial subjects; the people
Imperial Declaration of Humanity (renunciation of imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)
Law for the Protection of Personal Data Held by Administrative Organs (2003)
Law for the Protection of Personal Information Retained by Independent Administrative Institutions (2003)
artificial classification
personal communication service; PCS
interpersonal messaging service
interpersonal communication
personal communication service; PCS
physical delivery personal name
CS; Communication Satellite
tile figure; ceramic figurine
anthropological argument (one of Descartes' ontological arguments for the existence of God)
a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bed
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
art is long, life is short; ars longa, vita brevis
what chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
take care of yourself before you take care of others; (lit.) wave off your own flies before you wave off somebody else's flies
it is easier to blame than do better; (lit.) instead of resenting others, resent yourself
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
life is not easy; life is hard
Life is an unknown course
the doting parent's purse is plundered; (lit.) the thief caught turns out to be one's own son
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC
organization to monitor human rights
law of the country where a person habitually resides or is a national; law applicable to a person or to a person's legal problems
Specialist in Humanities (Japanese visa category)
Specialist in Humanities (Japanese visa category)
type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
methodological individualism
forwarding merchant; freight forwarder
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
itinerant (esp. itinerant gambler); drifter; nomad; rover
friend; comrade; companion
human papilloma virus; HPV
person from outside one's own province (China); person who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII; mainlander
slit in the curtains that allows someone on stage to see the audience (in kabuki theatre); public eye; feeling of being watched; casual observers
someone who is fast asleep
to die (of a poet, artist, etc.)
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to kill someone with a short blade
go-between; intermediate; agent (e.g. for employing servants)
plastic toy (e.g. fish) suspended in a sealed glass tube filled with fluid; toy for use in the bath
corporation in liquidation
African American Vernacular English; AAVE; Black English; ebonics
precocious; unchildlike; early-blooming
nuclear watchdog (i.e. the IAEA)
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate someone by pointing one's chin
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate someone by pointing one's chin
histrionic personality disorder
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
ménage à trois; three-way sexual relationship
loss-making business; company operating in the red
Yama's pole (with a human head on the top)
artificial hip replacement surgery
baby formula; bottle-feeding
2012 human extinction beliefs; 2012 doomsday theory
brown race; brown-skinned race
useless fellow; down-and-out person; dead person
walker; person going by foot
walker; person going by foot
prisoner (for one to three years under the ritsuryo system)
capricious person; fickle person; stylish person
great human beings never lose the innocence of childhood; a virtuous ruler never loses the spirit of the common people
carefree person; person living at his ease
old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly
puppetoon; stop-motion animation with puppets
condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner
condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner
Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (2002)
personal union (between two or more states)
brute; violent criminal; savage
brute; violent criminal; savage
foreign stock ownership ratio; foreign stockholding ratio
foreign stock ownership ratio; foreign stockholding ratio
artificial intelligence language; AI language
blessing of man; winning with a discard in the first turn
intermediate corporation (abolished in 2008); semicommercial corporation; seminonprofit corporation
person in charge of the brewing of sacrificial wine
English-speaking person; foreigner
kanji "legs radical" (radical 10)
medical insurance for the elderly
retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home
Liujiang man; one of the earliest modern humans found in East Asia
Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido
specified medical corporation; non-profit corporation which operates hospitals, etc.
search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse somebody
Epistle to the Hebrews (book of the Bible); Letter to the Hebrews; Hebrews
unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV); combat drone; drone
workforce; work force; labor force; labour force
population bonus; demographic dividend; demographic bonus
avoidant personality disorder
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching
automated cargo spacecraft; unmanned resupply spacecraft
dwarf-throwing; dwarf-tossing; midget-tossing
taking a cut from a thief's plunder; vile deed
parents overvaluing their own children but looking down on others'
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him
a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique
being besieged by suitors; to be popular; (lit.) eight suitors for one daughter
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) other people's flowers are redder
two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two
two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two
International Women's Day
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) (you can make) acquaintances even in hell
adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; adult ADHD
honor killing; honour killing
historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.
person from outside the prefecture; people from other prefectures
examinee (in a marine accident inquiry)
unincorporated area; township not formally in a municipality
seashore dweller; fisherman; sea god; Poseidon; Neptune
heat and moisture exchanger; HME
people's democratic dictatorship (e.g. Maoism)
art for life's sake; l'art pour la vie
horse that bites people; biter
Asian quarters (esp. in Brazil); Asian district
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does
words provide more warmth than cloth
don't be a burden to others; (lit.) lean on your cane, but don't lean on others
to each his own; may all get their due; suum cuique
be mean to me and I'll be mean in return; I'll treat them as badly as they treat me
corporate number; 13-digit identification number for corporations
second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
an accomplished person does not find fault with others; it is petty to criticize; speak ill of no man
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Lao People's Democratic Republic
personal rapid transit; PRT
human-to-human transmission (of a disease)
human-to-human transmission (of a disease)
this present body; this present existence; this mortal frame; layperson; non-ordained person
microfirm; single-person corporate structure
artificial photosynthesis
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECMO
borrowed capital; loan capital; debt capital
Kofun people; people of the Kofun period
Artemisia apiacea (species of artemisia)
pin-tailed whydah (species of weaverbird, Vidua macroura)
little penguin (Eudyptula minor); fairy penguin
ox-palate nerite (Nerita albicilla); blotched nerite
wild carrot (Daucus carota); Queen Anne's lace
pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)
tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; pongid; ape
love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth
deodeok (Codonopsis lanceolata); todok
chayote (Sechium edule); christophine; christophene
chayote (Sechium edule); christophine; christophene