excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
outward appearance; looks
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
outsider; someone outside of a group
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
outside world; physical world
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
outside the country; abroad
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
foreign enemy; outside invader
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
open air; outdoors; outside
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
deportation; expulsion from the country
infrared rays; infrared radiation
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
trip abroad; overseas travel
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
ectogenesis; outside the body
out of bounds; beyond the pale
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
outside the city; suburbs
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
out-of-school; off-campus
outward; superficial; external; apparent
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
Minister for Foreign Affairs
outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline; contour
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
outsider; layman; amateur
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
field trip; excursion; off-campus learning activity
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
while being out of the office or away from home
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
extracurricular activities
outside (the room, building); outdoors
student enrolled from an unaffiliated lower-level school
outside one's jurisdiction
public relations; client liaison; client relations
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
foreign capital group; foreign company
curfew; lockdown; grounding
maternal relative; relative on one's mother's side
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
diplomatic; diplomatically
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances
external; superficial; outward; surface
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
foreign land; overseas land; overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan)
benighted lands outside of imperial influence
off an island; away from an island; off-island
extraterrestrial life; ET
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
outside telephone line; outer circle
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
studying abroad; studying overseas
unexpected; unforeseen; rude; impolite
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
light from outside; natural light
external angle; exterior angle; outside corner
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
overseas assignment; overseas posting
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
stranger; visitor; outsider
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
outside a plane; outboard
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
rude person; insolent person
public area of the Imperial Palace where the emperor carries out official business
outside Kyoto or the capital
extravehicular activity; spacewalk; EVA
loanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin
foreign trade; external trade
external pressure; foreign threat
outside a wall; beyond a wall; extramural
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
emergency outpatient care
foreign merchant; foreign businessman; foreign company; out-of-store sales; calling on customers to take orders
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
No Unauthorized Persons; No Unauthorized Entry; Authorized Personnel Only
infrared data communication
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
company secret; information for internal use only
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
foreign travel; overseas trip
outskirts; periphery; environs
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
outside a port or harbor (harbour)
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
outer castle; outer fortification (surrounding the main castle)
overseas dispatch (e.g. of the Japan Self-Defense Forces)
troubles both at home and abroad
external object; foreign matter
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
in and around the city of Kyoto
overseas job transfer; international job relocation
foreign cemetery (in Japan); cemetery for Westerners
diplomatic card; diplomatic weapon; bargaining chip; diplomatic leverage
international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade
unaccounted; off the books
outside a library, museum, etc.; off the premises
at one time; some time ago; once
diplomatic papers or documents
nonstandard; extraordinary; special
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
(telephone) area code (non-local)
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
extraterrestrial being; extraterrestrial life
external storage (equipment)
out of state; outside the state
outside congress; non-parliamentary; non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment); outside a hospital
external cause; external origin; exogenous cause
foreign (exchange) student; international student
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
working away from the office; working outside the office; outside duty
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
off grounds; outside the premises
outpatient care; ambulatory care
outside (district, ward, borough, etc.)
life in a foreign country; living abroad
acquisition of foreign currency
extrasolar; trans-Neptunian; outside the solar system
external power source; external power supply
overseas inspection; tour of inspection abroad
exogenous; heterogenous; ectotrophic; extraneous
grandchild from a daughter married into another family
inside and outside the company
outside director; independent director
(intended) for foreigners; aimed at foreigners
external character; user-defined character; kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō lists; foreign letters (esp. of a Western language); foreign writing
external genitalia (esp. female); vulva
external combustion engine
foreign delegation; foreign mission; diplomatic envoy
external storage; auxiliary storage
not within proper limits; excessive; unmerited; special
ear canal; external auditory canal; external auditory meatus
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
living abroad; life overseas
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
dehumanization; dehumanisation
foreign visitor; foreign guest
history of diplomacy; history of foreign policy
mackintosh; macintosh; raincoat
auxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body; fringe organization
foreign athlete; foreign player
liaison department; public relations department
diplomat; diplomatic person
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
subcontractor; outsourcee
external unit; external device
field research; field investigation; field survey
non-standard product; non-standard goods
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
(group of) foreigners; foreign contingent; foreign participants; foreign competitors; foreign players; foreign teams
arrangement (of a traditional Japanese piece of music) for shakuhachi, kokyū, koto, etc.
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
epidural hematoma; epidural haematoma
foreign invasion; foreign attack; foreign force
liaison officer; public relations man
outer sanctum; nave; transept
diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something
outside an office, laboratory, power plant, etc.
diplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment
fight outside the stadium; fighting outside the ring
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
foreign loan; foreign debt; foreign bond
outward appearance (of a house); exterior; external structure (of a building; e.g. gate, fence, garage); exterior structure
electronic billboard; digital signage
exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable
foreign relations; international relations; external relations; diplomacy
medicine for external use; external medicine
light at the end of the tunnel; relief after overcoming hardship; (lit.) open sky beyond the clouds
overtime (work); work done outside normal working hours
foreign company; overseas enterprise; overseas firm
extra-vaginal ejaculation
foreign route; ocean route
overseas territory; overseas possession
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
overseas (a foreign) market
(protective) coat; casing; housing; jacket
offshoring; overseas transfer (esp. of production)
abdominal external oblique muscle
outside (a table, list, etc.); non-jōyō (kanji or reading)
introduced (non-native) fish species
outer port for large city
nonparliamentary party association
epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia
refraining from going outside; staying indoors
views in and around Kyoto (style of folding screen depicting the scenery and scenes of everyday life in Kyoto; late Muromachi period to the Edo period)
outer membrane; adventitia
summer overcoat; light jacket
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
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
suburban life; life in the suburbs
out-of-store sales department
near infrared ray; near infrared radiation
treason; conspiracy against one's country
mantle (of an invertebrate)
delinquent foreigner; foreign hoodlum
xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
automated external defibrillator; AED
foreign TV or radio personality (in Japan)
overseas reporting; covering a story abroad
external troubles; foreign threat
foreign exchange reserves; foreign currency reserves
exoplanet; extrasolar planet
circumscription; being circumscribed
(Japanese) omnidirectional foreign policy
out of the range of communication
public area of the Imperial Palace where the emperor carries out official business; imperial palace of a foreign country
foreign good; foreign product
exemption (e.g. from application of a law); exclusion
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
foreign correspondents' club
foreign school; school for foreigners; international school
restaurant industry; dining-out industry
(kanji) not in the jōyō list
quasi-drug; medicated products; quasi-medicine; product with relatively mild medicinal effect, sold in general stores as well as pharmacies
foreign voyage; outward voyage
there is no rule without exceptions
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
things being very eventful at home and abroad
(writing to someone on Twitter) without either person following the other
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
foreign-language newspaper
outdoor photography; outdoor filming
outside the jurisdiction (of)
foreign religion (esp. Christianity); religion other than Buddhism
foreign TV or radio personality (in Japan)
alien registration; registration of foreigners
circumcenter; circumcentre; outer center; outer centre
material life; material aspects of life
foreign corporation; overseas company
foreign ministerial conference; meeting of foreign ministers
invasive alien species; invasive introduced species
external evaluation; third-party evaluation; external review
Off-Mountain School (of Song-period Tiantai Buddhism)
list of 1,022 non-jōyō kanji commonly used in print
external dimensions; outer size
external rotation (of a limb towards the outside of the body)
mail from abroad; foreign mail; overseas mail
chronic traumatic encephalopathy; CTE
Invasive Alien Species Act
defenestration (throwing something or someone out the window)
alien registration card; foreigner registration card
outer join (e.g. in relational database); left outer join; external coupling; external linkage
popular diplomacy; public diplomacy; people's diplomacy; diplomacy carried out by non-government officials
over-the-counter market; OTC market; retail market next to a wholesale market; outer market
specialist outpatient department
smoking cessation clinic; smoking cessation outpatient services
introduction of foreign capital
foreign news; foreign telegram
foreign loan; foreign debt; foreign bond
foreign aid; international aid
(work which received an) honorable mention; good work left out of the final selection
outer cone (of a flame); oxidizing flame
outside the grounds (of a temple or shrine)
cross product; vector product; outer product
outside a fort; outside the Great Wall of China
license plate issued in another prefecture
father-in-law (of the husband)
total amount of foreign currency reserves; foreign exchange reserves
exterior finish material; exterior wall material
evenhanded foreign policy; equidistant foreign policy
foreign consulting company; foreign consulting business
foreigner complex; (supposed) Japanese feeling of inferiority towards foreigners (particularly Westerners)
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
certificate of alien registration; alien registration card
over-the-counter trading; OTC trading; off-floor trading
epidural haemorrhage; epidural hemorrhage; epidural bleeding
out-of-body experience; astral projection; sensation of physically leaving your body
subcontractor; outsourcing contractor
foreign cooperation; international cooperation; external integration
foreign-language newspaper
external reference; EXTRN
(Japanese person) obsessing over foreign cultures (esp. Western) to the point of considering them superior; wannabe foreigner; wannabe Westerner
opportunistic diplomacy; two-faced diplomacy
ultraviolet forecast; UV forecast
pleinairism; pleinairisme; cult of the open air; painter of pleinairisme; pleinairist
foreign timber; imported lumber
exotropia; divergent strabismus
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
outer ring road; orbital road
unlicensed nursery; daycare services offered outside of the scope of traditional nurseries
outdoor dog; dog kept outdoors
outside sales; external sales
The Buddha of Suburbia (soundtrack)
ultraviolet treatment; ultraviolet light therapy
tough on the outside but soft at heart
gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove
overseas representative; expatriate employee; expatriate staff
overseas department (administrative division of France)
extracellular matrix; ECM
foreign-currency (denomination, etc.); non-yen
good-neighbor diplomacy; a good-neighbor policy
extrasolar planet; exoplanet
mother-in-law (of the husband)
non-resident (of a ward, district, city, etc.)
area on the convex side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago; area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund
gaijin hunter; (Japanese) person attracted to foreigners
foreigner complex; (supposed) Japanese feeling of inferiority towards foreigners (particularly Westerners)
person from outside one's own province (in China); person who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII; mainlander
person from outside the prefecture; people from other prefectures
Japanese nationals resident abroad; overseas Japanese
foreign tourists to Japan
(Japanese) children living overseas
Nichigai Associates (publisher)
permission (for an inpatient, etc.) to leave
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Osaka University of Foreign Studies
foreign stock ownership ratio; foreign stockholding ratio
checkbook diplomacy; chequebook diplomacy
anti-foreign sentiment; xenophobia; exclusionism; exclusivism
foreign trainee system; technical intern training program
ambient air cooling; cooling with outside air
Exterior Gateway Protocol; EGP
transcendent world; world outside of the material world; somewhere removed from the world
Foreign Operation Administration
private international law; conflict of laws
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECMO
extraterrestrial life form
Society of Ambulatory and General Pediatrics of Japan; SAGPJ
off-floor trading; after-hours trading; premarket trading
diplomatic bag; diplomatic pouch
environmental loss time; external loss time
Kanda University of International Studies
Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
excess issue of banknotes; overissue of banknotes
Kobe University of Foreign Studies
Japan Outdoor Education Society
Invasive Alien Species Act
Foreign Automobile Importers Association; Faia
Japan Cultural Association
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
ectoprocta; bryozoa; moss animals
Kansai University of Foreign Studies
assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom
overseas transactions; foreign transactions
LDP's (Liberal Democratic Party's) Foreign Affairs Division
living abroad; life overseas
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
(practice) match against an outside team; match against another school; interschool game
overseas (military forces)
person from outside the prefecture; people from other prefectures
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (China)
area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
overseas travel life insurance
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
preferred foreign currency
foreign book; foreign books; non-Buddhist writings
cooperation with the government from outside the cabinet
non-legal public property; public property such as a road or lake that is not managed by the Ministry of Finance, oft. effectively in private hands
external factor; external cause; extrinsic factor
apologies for writing to you without either of us following the other
apologies for tweeting to you without either of us following the other
extra-curricular activities
external labor market; external labour market
expanding abroad; tapping overseas markets
outdoor air handling unit; outdoor air handler
abduction; eversion; exodeviation; exstrophy
outside a store; outside a shop
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
external exposure (to radiation)
death by physical trauma; violent death; exogenous death; death by an external cause
prime minister also serving as foreign minister
authorized foreign exchange bank; authorised foreign exchange bank
external (to a company) communications
common external tariff; CET
outside (the metropolis of) Tokyo
Foreign Exchange Control Law
suburbanite; suburban resident
imported rice; foreign rice
foreign stock; foreign equity
minister outside the cabinet; junior minister
pseudo-foreign company; company based abroad but whose main country of business is Japan
The Chicago International Language School; CILS
kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)
adultery; extra-marital intercourse
Futaba College of Foreign Languages; FCFL
overseas posting; expatriate (employee); expat
non-jōyō kanji; kanji not included in the common-use kanji list
head of the Foreign Relations Committee
en plein air; plein air painting
ultraviolet index; UV index
(address) translation exception
page translation exception
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
superficially cordial but actually uninterested
overseas risk information; overseas danger warning
ear canal; external auditory canal; external auditory meatus
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law
non-scheduled cash earnings
not being in charge (e.g. of a class, in the case of music, art, etc. teachers)
dispatched abroad; despatched abroad
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
foreign direct investment; FDI
gaijin hunter; person who only dates (non-Asian) foreigners
oceanic water; pelagic water
party not named in (this) court case; non-party; person outside a suit
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Control Trade Law
off the board (go, shogi, etc.)
price variance between domestic and overseas markets; local-foreign price difference
foreign (driver's) licence
exotoxin; extracellular toxin
neurosis brought about by external trauma; traumatic neurosis; accident neurosis
extraterritorial application (e.g. of a law); extraterritoriality
one's wife's nephew; one's sister's son
net international investment position
Council for Reform of the Foreign Ministry
beside oneself with joy; in raptures; in an ecstasy of delight
diplomatic cable; diplomatic telegram
being tough on the outside but soft at heart; a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave
non-jōyō kanji; kanji not included in the common-use kanji list
foreign-language newspaper
sycophantic diplomacy; servile diplomacy
doyen of the diplomatic corps
research student (worker) abroad
person who argues that everything is better abroad (esp. football); self-hating Japanese
external character number
foreign direct investment; FDI
lateral sulcus (brain structure); Sylvian fissure; lateral fissure
ultraviolet erasable programmable read-only memory; UV-EPROM
outer ring road; orbital road
Waseda Foreign Language College
traveling salesman; field salesperson; trade salesperson
foreign postal money order
flooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)
foreign tax amount reduction
Innocents Abroad (novel by Mark Twain)
obturatorius externus muscle
foreign currency-denominated insurance
defenestration (throwing something or someone out the window)
satellite cell (glial); amphicyte
diplomatic bag; diplomatic pouch
yen-denominated foreign bond; samurai bond; bond denominated in yen issued by a non-Japanese issuer
foreign currency translation
dual corporate tax system
lateral medullary syndrome