しゃ
Meanings
Suffix
1. person; -er
You're aiming to be an outstanding performer this year, aren't you?
Archaic
Noun
Abbreviation
2. expert; geisha; prostitute
Pitch accent
しゃ
Used in vocabulary (1337 in total)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
doctor; physician
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
fiance; fiancee
translator
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
two things; two persons
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
(a) mute; mute person
criminal; culprit
guardian; protector; patron; parent
intruder; trespasser
attendant; valet; servant; follower
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
eye-witness; witness
messenger; envoy; emissary
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
agent; proxy
degenerate; pervert; deviant
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
killer; murderer
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
guardian; custodian
suspicious person
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; (arch.) lewd man; (arch.) lecher
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
loser; defeated person; the defeated
accomplice; co-conspirator
onlooker; bystander
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
deaf person
victim; injured party; sufferer
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
person concerned; interested party; related party
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
powerful person; influential person
editor (in publishing, etc.)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
representative; delegate
visitor; caller
living person; the living
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
invader; aggressor
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
traveller; traveler
instrumentalist; player
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
mathematician
unemployed person
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
disabled person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
Confucianist; Confucian (scholar)
disabled person; handicapped person
apostate; renegade
editor; compiler
guide; vanguard; leader
person who gives the right (correct) answer
person living alone; single person; bachelor; spinster; unmarried person
ruler
arbitrator; mediator
sympathizer; empathizer; empath
congratulatory visitors
non-resident (of a ward, district, city, etc.)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
pair; the two; both persons; both things
another person; others
reporter; journalist
participant; entrant; player; competitor
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
governor; leader; ruler
winner; victor
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
outsider; someone outside of a group
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
the former; the first
leader; guide; mentor; coach
assailant; marauder
scientist
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
candidate; applicant
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
injured person; wounded person
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
user; consumer; employer
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
manager; proprietor
philosopher
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
rebel; traitor
influential person; man of importance
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
senior; elder; person older than oneself
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
suspect
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
casualties; the killed and wounded
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
participants; participating athletes
understanding person; supporter
client; requester
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
person who has rendered distinguished service
owner; possessor
adherent; devotee; believer
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
applicant; candidate; volunteer
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
the ruler; sovereign
severely wounded person
attendee; participant; person present
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
person killed in action; the war dead
person of high rank or position
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
dictator; despot
three persons; three parties
opponent; antagonist
attendant; attendee
performer; actor; actress; cast
prisoner; convict
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
educator; teacher; educationalist
married person
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
person of character
one's superior; one's elder; one's senior; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person
runaway; fugitive
avenger; revenger
destroyer
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
original author (of a work)
predecessor
originator; founder
spouse; wife; husband; partner
winner; victor; conqueror
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
leading person; foremost figure
leading person; foremost figure
leader; commander
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
homosexual (person); gay person
runner; base runner
dropout; quitter; deserter
worshipper; admirer
pioneer; settler; colonist
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
producer; grower; maker; producer (in a food chain)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
batter
supporter; backer
psychic; medium
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
successful person; success
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
archeologist; archaeologist
investor; financier
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
pedestrian; walker
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
candidate (for an election)
searcher; pursuer
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
the Absolute
emigrant; immigrant
addict; junkie; substance abuser
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
person who has committed suicide
loser; the defeated
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
attendee; persons present
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
refugee; exile; displaced persons
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
wise man
performer; player
donor; contributor; provider
escapee; fugitive
candidate; applicant
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
creator; Creator
founder (of a company)
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
guardian; mentor; protector
victim; sufferer
commentator
advocate; proponent; supporter
high achiever; student with good academic results
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
person affected by a disease; sufferer
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
minor; underage person
sleepwalker; somnambulist
offender; transgressor; violator
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
physician in private practice; town doctor; doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
prize winner; recipient of a prize (or award); awardee
the Almighty; The Omnipotent One
incompetent (person)
missing person; runaway
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
(sports) commentator; play-by-play announcer; Let's Player; Let's Play gamer
settler; colonist; immigrant
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
applicant
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
player (of go, shogi, etc.)
fellow passenger
resident; inhabitant
inexperienced person
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
guide; usher
visitors; attendance
founder; organizer; organiser
contributor; poster; submitter
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
implementor; author
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
married man
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
superintendent; supervisor; warden
manufacturer; maker
costar; coactor
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
planner; drafter; deviser
rebel; insurgent
liberal; liberalist
healer; clinician; physician; person who gives treatment; therapist
near relative
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
sick person; patient; invalid
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
subscriber; reader; admirer
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
mentally ill person
person making threats; intimidator
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
person who introduces someone; introducer
mediator; go-between; middleman
creator; author; artist
seller; vendor; exhibitor
socialist (person)
operator; manager; administrator
manufacturer; maker; producer
arrestee; person arrested
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
fortuneteller; diviner
mountain climber; mountaineer
youth; minor; young people
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
business person; business operator
aggressor; assailant; invader
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
evangelist; evangelistic worker
natural scientist
writer; author; contributor
an authority
elderly person
person unfit for society; misfit
(prison) inmate; detainee; internee; in-patient (hospital); resident (institution)
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
religious leader; religious figure; religious practitioner
person attending a lecture; student (taking a class, course, etc.); participant
competitor; rival
lust killer; lust murderer
judge; arbitrator
conspirator; accomplice
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
the sick and wounded
believer in materialism; materialist
qualified or eligible person
operator; worker; maker
roommate; person sharing a room; flatmate
ens; entity; being
medical scientist
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
stranger; visitor; outsider
universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist
editor; compiler
leader; originator; moving spirit; prime mover
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
successful candidate; prizewinner
lodger; guest (esp. at a hotel)
voyager; navigator
technician
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
proletarian
illegal immigrant
sovereign; ruler
accompanist
drug addict; junkie
money lender; financier
authority (person)
murderer; killer
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
recommender; nominator; referee
employee; employer; person hiring others
monk; member of religious order
person who expresses themselves (through speech, art, etc.); creator; author; speaker; poster
habitual offender; addict
legal guardian
victim (of a crime, esp. murder)
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
servant (of the people); minister (of religion)
visitor; guest
investigator; researcher
industrialist
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
real estate agent; realtor
spectator; visitor
hedonist; epicurean
issuer; publisher
president; chairman
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
attendants at a funeral; mourners
experient; person who has experienced something
laborer; labourer; workman
advocate; defender; champion; backer
mentally ill person
manual laborer; manual labourer
qualified person; certified person; licensed person; eligible person
homeless people (living on the street)
inventor; designer; planner
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
reader; (website) visitor
complainant; plaintiff
expellee; purgee; exile
entrant (into a country); immigrant
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
visitor (to a museum, library, etc.)
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
park visitor
acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
sympathizer; sympathiser
driver (of a vehicle)
man of virtue; humanitarian
forwarding agent; carrier
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
intruder; infiltrator
former occupant
proponent; exponent; advocate
latecomer; person who arrives late
beginner; novice; neophyte
affiliate; member; entrant; participant; (telephone) subscriber; (insurance) holder
loser; failure
supporter; helper; aid provider; patron
war correspondent
passenger; visitor; traveler; traveller
persons who have fallen in battle
close contact (person); high-risk contact
(Catholic) neophyte
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
seducer; tempter; temptress; enticer; charmer; betrayer
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
chief executive officer; CEO
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
visitor; person born later than oneself; one's junior; future
jurist; lawyer; legal scholar
Confucian scholar; Confucianist
bankrupt person; insolvent person
mediator; middleman; intermediary; (disease) vector; carrier
practitioner; therapist
practitioner; therapist
great scholar; savant; polymath
visually impaired person
performer; actor
prospective employee
naturalist; natural historian
oppressor; tyrant
the entombed; the person buried (usually in burial mounds, etc.)
low-income earner
insane person; a fanatic
heterosexual (person)
fiction writer; dime novelist
healthcare worker; medical care provider; medical personnel; medical staff
rich man; man of wealth
carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
regular user; person who favors (favours) (something)
analyst; assayer
attendee; participant
individualist; egoist; selfish person
scholar of Western sciences (by means of the Dutch language; during the Edo period); rangaku scholar
youngster; young and immature person
acolyte; adherent; follower; imitator; copycat
presenter (e.g. of a paper); speaker
constant user; addict
founder (of a nation)
seller; vendor; party receiving or accepting an order
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
unqualified person; ineligible person; unsuitable person; incompetent person
person frozen to death
surrenderer; person who surrenders
unmarried person
joint owners; part owners
heavy hitter; power hitter; slugger
presenter; submitter; proposer
martyr; sufferer
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
beginner; newcomer; novice; new pupil; new disciple
anthropologist; ethnologist
bidder; tenderer
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
paedophile; pedophile
announcer; presenter; speaker; publisher
disqualified person
attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party
poacher (of fish)
robber; plunderer
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
copyright holder; copyright owner
person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime
lecturer; speaker
person exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb; survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki; hibakusha
impotent (person)
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
drunk; drunken person; drunkard
rebel; insurgent
fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer
tactician; strategist
former employee; retired person; retired employee; retiree
someone with a dual personality
person of low rank or position
blind person
writer; author
experimenter; researcher
builder; constructor
person who qualifies (for a competition); qualifier
person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
dandy; dude
baptist; baptizer
recipient (of payments); beneficiary; pensioner
depositor
practitioner
meteorologist; climatologist; aerologist
sightseer
searcher; person using a search engine
assistant; helper; supporter
person admitted (to a care facility, training institution, etc.); inmate
returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII); repatriate
interested parties; persons concerned; stakeholder
possessor; occupant; occupier
commercial and industrial men
subscriber; reader; buyer
system administrator
convert
supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter
war victims
pauper; the needy; the poor
conspiracy theorist
reporter; interviewer
searcher; seeker
person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)
accomplice
beginning student; beginner
marker; grader; scorer
political scientist
self-employed person
arranger (of music)
brain worker; brain-worker; white-collar worker; mental worker
orderer; purchaser; customer
exhibitor; vendor
land owner; leaseholder
Buddhist scholar; Buddhologist
interpreter (person who translates orally)
plotter; conspirator
grower; cultivator; planter; farmer
opponent; rival; adversary
workers; employees; people on duty
historian
missing person
runaway; absconder; eloper
entrant; new member
pharmacologist
drowned person
caregiver; carer
(the) Blessed
healthy person
independent contractor
head; leading spirit
senior official; senior members
mammonist; money-worshipper
Taoist; moralist
herder; herdsman; shepherd
listener (of radio, streaming audio content, etc.); audience
pervert; deviant
visitor (to a store, restaurant, etc.); (in-store) customer; patron
video game developer
stenographer; writer of shorthand
doer; performer (of a deed); perpetrator
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
performer (esp. of a traditional art)
recipient of a decoration; recipient of an order (of merit)
agricultural scientist; agronomist; agriculturist
leading advocate; important proponent; strong advocator
briefer; elucidator; exponent; expositor; explainer
whistleblower; inside informant
natural scientist; philosopher
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
interlocutor
seller; vendor
separatist; secessionist; schismatic
person who makes a booking or reservation; booker; subscriber (e.g. to a magazine)
attendance; those present
finder (of lost property)
missionary; evangelist; propagandist
superior individual
activist (in a political movement); crusader (e.g. for women's rights)
general (supervising) editor; editor-in-chief
victor; victor troops; conqueror
the entombed; the person buried (in a burial mound, etc.)
participant; member
hitchhiker; one who catches a ride
high-income earner
convert (e.g. to a cause)
evaluator; appraiser; reviewer
herald; orderly; messenger
convert (e.g. to Buddhism)
visitor (to a museum, library, etc.)
organizer; organiser
exhibitor (at a trade show, etc.)
promoter; instigator; driving force; pioneer; leader
fortune teller; soothsayer; diviner
seasonal laborer; seasonal labourer
counterfeiter; faker; appropriationist
person unfit for society; misfit
person unfit for society; misfit
orderer; purchaser; customer
beneficiary
annotator; commentator
the poor; the needy; the destitute
proofreader
wage laborer; wage earner; paid worker
occupier; occupying forces
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
critic; reviewer
close associate
person who died an unnatural death; person accidentally killed
deceiver; a fraud
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
deaf and mute person
desiring person; luster
non-voter
principal offender
intellectually disabled person; mentally disabled person; person with an intellectual disability
garbage man; garbage collector
abuser (of a person or animal)
observer; spectator
person of unsound mind; person lacking mental capacity; non-compos mentis person
proponent; defender; advocate
unsuccessful candidate; defeated candidate; losing candidate
best qualified person; most suitable person
temporary worker (dispatched from an agency); dispatched worker
approver; authorizer
coinhabitant; cohabitant
person in exile; deportee; exile
broadcaster; announcer; radiocaster
learner; student; scholar
donor; contributor; donator
donor; contributor; donator
constitutional scholar (lawyer); expert in constitutional law
interviewer; interviewee
founder; establisher
person in the wrong; malfeasant
pedophile; paedophile
handicraftsman; craftsman; artisan
unlawful occupant (e.g. of a house, of land, etc.); squatter
related person; relative
person in charge; manager; chief; head
skeptic; sceptic
recipient; receiver
pedant; bookworm
chooser; selector
time traveler; time traveller
business operator; entrepreneur
signer; signatory
recipient of a decoration (medal, order); person who has been decorated
new graduate; new graduates
classicist; classical scholar
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
scorer (goals, runs, etc.)
person on a waiting list; person waiting for something; person quarantining
responder; handler; person who deals with a matter; counterpart
runner; racer; sprinter
each person; each party; all parties
perjurer; false witness
man of long service
second offender; second-time offender; repeat offender
mediator; intercessor
linguist; language expert
reviewer; person who checks accuracy of written work
operator; handler
aide; caregiver; carer; helper
law-breaker
returnee; homecomer; person who has returned (home) to their country
clinical trial participant; clinical trial subject
contributor (of articles)
person who prays
originator; inventor
imbecile; moron
supporter; breadwinner
repeat offender
bisexual (person)
person who has reached nirvana, enlightenment, etc.
combatant; interested party in warfare; warring nation; belligerent
person released from prison; released inmate
outdoor sleeper; rough sleeper; homeless person
temporary visitor (to a country or region); person on a short-term stay
sickly person; invalid
person with a personality disorder; person with an abnormal character
senior; old timer
advocate; propagator
supporting actor; supporting actress
people of similar tastes
sheep breeder; sheepman; shepherd
unemployed person
collaborator; coauthor; joint author
employee posted away from their family
permitter; licensor; permit holder; person permitted (to do something); authorised person
trustee; assignee; consignee
verifier; identifier; confirmor; confirming party
recipient (of a transmission)
employed person
operator; manager
drowned person
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
person who has tested positive (for a viral infection, etc.)
participant; party concerned
retired person (who has reached retirement age); retiree
person exposed to a harmful amount of radiation (from a bomb, industrial disaster, lab experiment, etc.)
income earner
luster; lusting person
blind person
invader; trespasser
person of extensive learning; well-read person; polymath
survivor; holdover
survivor; holdover
dead person; the deceased
blood donor
stateless person
(foreign) resident
first-mover advantage
close relative; near relative; close associate; intimate friend; confidant
adult; person of full age
teacher (esp. in Buddhism)
person who has been laid off
person whose work is selected for a prize, exhibition, etc.; winning candidate
visitor (to an exhibit)
unqualified or unlicensed person; (legally) incompetent
first proponent; initiator and advocate (e.g. of a theory)
donor; presentator
epidemiologist
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
mountain hiker; person engaging in walking activities in the mountains
health supervisor
pharmacologist
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller
military scholar; military writer
vaccinated person
idol worshipper; idol worshiper; idolater
disturber (of the peace); troublemaker; nuisance
new resident; person moving into a city or country
legal guardian (responsible for supervising a minor); custodian
young person
permanent resident; foreigner with permanent-residence visa
workers on the job
non-payer; one who doesn't pay one's bills
lover (e.g. of cinema); devotee
feeble-minded person; intellectually disabled person
lawbreaker
(legally) incompetent individual
victim; martyr
female writer; woman writer
worker; employee; person being employed
hearing-impaired person; person with hearing difficulties; deaf person
pilgrim; nomad; itinerant
drunkard; reveller
long-distance runner
party secessionist; defector from a party
commander (during the Sengoku period); military leader; general; admiral; military strategist
simultaneous interpreter
new arrival; newcomer; incomer
owner; holder; possessor
unemployed person
broker; middleman; employment agency
person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.)
interlocutor
magician; sorcerer; sorceress
claimant; requester
drug user or addict
player of a wind instrument
retired employee; unemployed person
first offender; first-time offender
person attached to some unit
the middle-aged and the elderly
consignor
careful and thorough person
deaf person; hearing-impaired person
juvenile offender; juvenile delinquent
unmoved mover; prime mover
long-stay visitor; long-term resident
former member; resigning member
holder of multiple (e.g. dual) citizenships; dual national; dual citizen
speaker; orator
adviser; advisor; counselor; counsellor
successful examinee
ex-convict
star; leading actor
fellow worker
labor agitator; labour agitator
owner of a lost article
intellectualist
head of a family; first name on a list
(habitual) drinker
coauthor; joint author; collaborator
network administrator
well versed person; authority (on); expert (in)
highly educated person; academic; scholar
person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.
physically disabled person; person with a physical disability
addict; dependent (person)
refuser; objector
person crossing (e.g. the road); traverser
supplier; provider; vendor
declarant; declarer; filer; reporter
owner of the rights to a patent; patentee; holder of a patent
person with gender identity disorder
pedophile; paedophile
border crosser; illegal immigrant; border trespasser; boundary crosser; crossover figure
non-electronic computer (i.e. person carrying out computation)
deliverer; donor
temporary resident
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener
good batter
draftee; conscript
person in arrears; (tax) defaulter
prisoner; inmate
employed person
visually impaired person; person with a visual impairment
member (of a research project)
university graduate
policyholder; insurance policyholder
released convict; discharged prisoner
referee (of a manuscript); reviewer
sole proprietor; one-man business; self-employed
appointer; person with appointive power
parolee; person on parole
ward (of a guardian); pupil
person who has succeeded (at something)
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
person with a severe physical disability
payer; payor
author of a draft; original author; drafter
person who socializes with gangsters; close associate of an organized criminal group
shipper; sender
person with fever
person doing one job exclusively; full-time worker; full-time union official
hider; person in hiding
employer; someone hunting for workers
deponent; testifier
participant
contributor; investor; financier
Japanologist; Japan scholar
mediator; intermediary; agent; broker; middleman
quasi-incompetent person
donor; contributor
prospector
employed person
supervisor; controller
movie adapter; dramatizer; dramatiser
prizewinner
brutal murderer
unqualified (incompetent) person; square peg in a round hole
person with a physical or mental disability; disabled person
mortgagee; loan holder
brain physiologist
samurai words and phrases
graduate from an earlier year; alumnus; alumna; former graduate
someone with inferior education
invited speaker; guest speaker at
underwriter (insurance); appraiser; assessor; auditor
Supreme Being
expert; geisha; prostitute
human research subject; person who is being studied
person who dislikes smoking; anti-smoker
present holder of an office
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
bad acquaintance; person whose acquaintance will be harmful
young child; infant
deaf-blind person
Japanese language specialist; linguist specializing in Japanese
short sleeper; person who does not need much sleep
parolee; person on parole (from prison)
sexual abuse victim
close contact (person); high-risk contact
discharged patient
person of the same rank or position
person who has tested negative (for a viral infection, etc.)
recuperating patient
public official; public servant
psychic; psychic medium
childcare worker; nursery worker; caregiver
accident-free driver; person who has made an excellent achievement; high-achiever
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
affectionless psychopath
transcendent being; ascended being
misanthrope
interviewer
jailer; gaoler
official candidate
messenger
runner-up
principal offender
graduate
pinch hitter
case of frostbite
fishing-lot fisherman
slugger; heavy hitter
visitor; tourist
electronics engineer
orchardist; fruit grower
person who buys stolen goods; dealer in stolen goods; receiver; fence
full-time trade union officer who remains employed at a company
elderly person
joint translator; co-translator
guarantor (of a payment)
person who receives a pledge; pledgee; pawnee
intellectually disabled person
person with a language disorder; person with a speech disorder
mortgage debtor; mortgager; mortgagor
person who has fled from North Korea; North Korean defector
World Conference of Religions for Peace
abandoner (in securities, etc.)
nuclear scientist
conference call (phone option); conference calling
legal representative; legal guardian
dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality
application developer; applications developer; applications programmer
database administrator; DBA
implementation defined
prosecutor
futurist; futurologist
paedophile; pedophile
marriage solemnizer; marriage celebrant
environmental administrator
convert; person converted to a religion or belief
officiant; presider
generalist; renaissance man; multi-talented person; synthesist
unrepatriated person
toady; lackey; sycophant; flatterer
appointee; nominee
safety officer; safety administrator
man-in-the-middle attack
person requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)
Olympic Cauldron lighter; Olympic torch lighter; last runner in the Olympic torch relay
Olympic Cauldron lighter; Olympic torch lighter; last runner in the Olympic torch relay
released prisoner; ex-convict
transvestite; cross-dresser
person who shows no symptoms (of an infectious disease); asymptomatic person
disabled person; person with a physical or mental disability
former owner (e.g. of a collection)
financial supporter (of a visa applicant); financial sponsor
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
companion; fellow attendee; person sitting next to one
illegal overstayer; person illegally remaining in a country after their visa has expired
provider of living expenses; financial provider
earner (of a household); breadwinner
landowner; landholder
brain scientist; cognitive psychologist; neuroscientist
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
(ship) passenger
person reentering a country
witness (giving testimony); deponent
person with a severe intellectual disability
person who has full legal capacity
injured player
person self-quarantining at home
person managing their symptoms (e.g. of a mild case of COVID-19) at home; person recuperating at home
namer; author (of a scientific name)
producer (of film, theatre, TV, etc.); maker; creator; developer
symptomatic person; person who exhibits symptoms (e.g. of an infectious disease); person with suspected infection
blood relative
men who have sex with men; MSM
men who have sex with men; MSM
entrant (to a park, zoo, etc.)
contributor; tributary (person)
women who have sex with women; WSW
women who have sex with women; WSW
distributor (of information, content, etc.); (online) streamer
person who has not attained a dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
volcanologist; vulcanologist
designated emitter; specified emitter; organization required to report levels of greenhouse gas emissions
osteologist
person who has died from starvation
climatologist
new martyr; neomartyr
remitter (of a payment)
(competitive) swimmer
Venerable
occupant (of unclaimed territory)
person from outside the prefecture; people from other prefectures
person with a defective character
ally; confederate
executor; executive; officer
chaperon; escort
person with supernatural abilities; person with special powers; esper; mutant
appreciator (e.g. of music); viewer (e.g. of art)
condemner; punisher; executioner
investigator; researcher; explorer; traveler; hunter
pilot (of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc.); operator (of a machine, drone, etc.); steersman; helmsman
editor-translator; translator-editor
six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)
six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)
nice person; good-natured person
fencer; swordsman
gambler
person who attends a renga meeting
calendar maker; almanac maker
Examples (25 in total)
Tom is a stutterer.
He is a highly paid man.
You're aiming to be an outstanding performer this year, aren't you?