hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
victim; injured party; sufferer
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
attendant; valet; servant; follower
messenger; envoy; emissary
pair; the two; both persons; both things
participant; entrant; player; competitor
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
guardian; protector; patron; parent
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
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
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
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
outsider; someone outside of a group
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
clergyman; churchman; clergy
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
injured person; wounded person
powerful person; influential person
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
editor (in publishing, etc.)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
loser; defeated person; the defeated
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
living person; the living
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
accomplice; co-conspirator
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
degenerate; pervert; deviant
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
influential person; man of importance
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
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.)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
newspaper reporter; print journalist
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
casualties; the killed and wounded
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
participants; participating athletes
understanding person; supporter
press conference; news conference
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
person who has rendered distinguished service
adherent; devotee; believer
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
applicant; candidate; volunteer
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
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)
three persons; three parties
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
performer; actor; actress; cast
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
educator; teacher; educationalist
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
trembling with excitement
original author (of a work)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
spouse; wife; husband; partner
winner; victor; conqueror
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
leading person; foremost figure
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
homosexual (person); gay person
dropout; quitter; deserter
to claim victims; to cause casualties
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.)
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
successful person; success
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
Book of the Dead (ancient Egypt)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
archeologist; archaeologist
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
candidate (for an election)
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
addict; junkie; substance abuser
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
person who has committed suicide
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
donor; contributor; provider
attendee; persons present
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
refugee; exile; displaced persons
succession struggle; succession race
choosing between two things; two choices
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
to claim victims; to leave casualties
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
guardian; mentor; protector
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
advocate; proponent; supporter
high achiever; student with good academic results
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
person affected by a disease; sufferer
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
mounted warrior; cavalier; knight
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
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
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
(sports) commentator; play-by-play announcer; Let's Player; Let's Play gamer
settler; colonist; immigrant
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
player (of go, shogi, etc.)
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
founder; organizer; organiser
contributor; poster; submitter
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
superintendent; supervisor; warden
sick person; patient; invalid
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
playing doctor; playing doctor and patient
Confucianist; Confucian (scholar)
planner; drafter; deviser
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
playing the victim; playing the victim card
healer; clinician; physician; person who gives treatment; therapist
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
subscriber; reader; admirer
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
disabled person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
disabled person; handicapped person
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
person making threats; intimidator
supreme leader; ultimate leader
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
person who introduces someone; introducer
mediator; go-between; middleman
seller; vendor; exhibitor
operator; manager; administrator
manufacturer; maker; producer
arrestee; person arrested
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
mountain climber; mountaineer
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
youth; minor; young people
business person; business operator
health care worker; medical personnel
aggressor; assailant; invader
evangelist; evangelistic worker
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
writer; author; contributor
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
repechage; revival series; loser's bracket; second-chance match
person unfit for society; misfit
(prison) inmate; detainee; internee; in-patient (hospital); resident (institution)
consumer credit (finance, loan)
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
religious leader; religious figure; religious practitioner
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
person attending a lecture; student (taking a class, course, etc.); participant
lust killer; lust murderer
qualified or eligible person
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
health care professional; medical worker
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
believer in materialism; materialist
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
roommate; person sharing a room; flatmate
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles
lack of actors; being unfit for one's (acting) role; lacking the ability required for the part one has been given
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
stranger; visitor; outsider
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
death toll; number of deaths; body count
universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
leader; originator; moving spirit; prime mover
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
successful candidate; prizewinner
lodger; guest (esp. at a hotel)
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy
person who expresses themselves (through speech, art, etc.); creator; author; speaker; poster
monk; member of religious order
recommender; nominator; referee
habitual offender; addict
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
servant (of the people); minister (of religion)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
real estate agent; realtor
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
attendants at a funeral; mourners
entrant (into a country); immigrant
experient; person who has experienced something
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
laborer; labourer; workman
advocate; defender; champion; backer
employee; employer; person hiring others
person who gives the right (correct) answer
homeless people (living on the street)
inventor; designer; planner
manual laborer; manual labourer
qualified person; certified person; licensed person; eligible person
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
reader; (website) visitor
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
reader feedback (to author, magazines, etc.); reader's voice; readers' forum; mail from readers
acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
victim (of a crime, esp. murder)
visitor (to a museum, library, etc.)
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
visitor; person born later than oneself; one's junior; future
man of virtue; humanitarian
forwarding agent; carrier
returning to the competition (after a loss); comeback (from defeat); being reinstated; repechage; second-chance match
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
broker; intermediary; broking house
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; (arch.) lewd man; (arch.) lecher
beginner; novice; neophyte
latecomer; person who arrives late
proponent; exponent; advocate
affiliate; member; entrant; participant; (telephone) subscriber; (insurance) holder
supporter; helper; aid provider; patron
passenger; visitor; traveler; traveller
persons who have fallen in battle
close contact (person); high-risk contact
No Unauthorized Persons; No Unauthorized Entry; Authorized Personnel Only
person living alone; single person; bachelor; spinster; unmarried person
seducer; tempter; temptress; enticer; charmer; betrayer
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
kisha club; restrictive press club operated by some government bodies and corporations
chief executive officer; CEO
wounded person; casualty; injured person
natural scientist; philosopher
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
jurist; lawyer; legal scholar
failing to practice what one preaches
Confucian scholar; Confucianist
bankrupt person; insolvent person
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
press release; announcement
mediator; middleman; intermediary; (disease) vector; carrier
listener; person with normal hearing (i.e. not deaf); hearing person
great scholar; savant; polymath
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
naturalist; natural historian
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
the entombed; the person buried (usually in burial mounds, etc.)
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
news reporter; journalist
fiction writer; dime novelist
healthcare worker; medical care provider; medical personnel; medical staff
regular user; person who favors (favours) (something)
carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
individualist; egoist; selfish person
scholar of Western sciences (by means of the Dutch language; during the Edo period); rangaku scholar
actor print; yakusha-e; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
acolyte; adherent; follower; imitator; copycat
presenter (e.g. of a paper); speaker
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
youngster; young and immature person
seller; vendor; party receiving or accepting an order
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
delivery company; shipper
to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned
unqualified person; ineligible person; unsuitable person; incompetent person
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
surrenderer; person who surrenders
presenter; submitter; proposer
beginner; newcomer; novice; new pupil; new disciple
heavy hitter; power hitter; slugger
joint owners; part owners
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
anthropologist; ethnologist
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
announcer; presenter; speaker; publisher
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
copyright holder; copyright owner
attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party
person with multiple debts
person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.)
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
drunk; drunken person; drunkard
someone with a dual personality
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
person of low rank or position
former employee; retired person; retired employee; retiree
person exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb; survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki; hibakusha
person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
three-cornered conversation
person who qualifies (for a competition); qualifier
family doctor; family physician; primary care physician; general practitioner; GP
reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter
recipient (of payments); beneficiary; pensioner
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
meteorologist; climatologist; aerologist
person admitted (to a care facility, training institution, etc.); inmate
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
assistant; helper; supporter
searcher; person using a search engine
novice driver mark; beginner symbol; V-shaped green and yellow symbol that newly qualified drivers in Japan must display on their cars
possessor; occupant; occupier
interested parties; persons concerned; stakeholder
comic actor; comedian; comic performer
returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII); repatriate
supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter
subscriber; reader; buyer
commercial and industrial men
adult; person of full age
itinerant entertainer or troupe
pauper; the needy; the poor
supplier; provider; vendor
day laborer; day labourer
to speak ill of the dead; to criticize the dead
person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)
beginning student; beginner
middle-old (person between 75 and 84 years old)
being entertained by a geisha
fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer
orderer; purchaser; customer
brain worker; brain-worker; white-collar worker; mental worker
Day of the Dead (Mexican holiday); Día de los Muertos
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
Buddhist scholar; Buddhologist
quack; quack doctor; fake doctor
interpreter (person who translates orally)
importer; import merchant (trader); importing firm
stage favorite; stage favourite; star
location of a press conference; press conference room
opponent; rival; adversary
town geisha; geisha not working in a red-light district
grower; cultivator; planter; farmer
of unknown authorship; anonymous (work)
workers; employees; people on duty
suitable person; fit person; the fit
runaway; absconder; eloper
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
female entertainer; geisha
independent committee; third-party panel
employee; employed person
abduction victims; abductees
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
eye doctor; ophthalmologist; oculist
visitor (to a store, restaurant, etc.); (in-store) customer; patron
senior official; senior members
listener (of radio, streaming audio content, etc.); audience
herder; herdsman; shepherd
warrior picture (genre of ukiyo-e); musha-e
mammonist; money-worshipper
doer; performer (of a deed); perpetrator
to be pedantic; to assume the air of a scholar
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
performer (esp. of a traditional art)
recipient of a decoration; recipient of an order (of merit)
stenographer; writer of shorthand
house playwright (of kabuki)
whistleblower; inside informant
briefer; elucidator; exponent; expositor; explainer
flute player; flutist; flautist
agricultural scientist; agronomist; agriculturist
leading advocate; important proponent; strong advocator
dealer; distributor; seller
attendance; those present
separatist; secessionist; schismatic
missionary; evangelist; propagandist
person who makes a booking or reservation; booker; subscriber (e.g. to a magazine)
finder (of lost property)
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
teacher (esp. in Buddhism)
activist (in a political movement); crusader (e.g. for women's rights)
victor; victor troops; conqueror
person strong at collecting and using information
general (supervising) editor; editor-in-chief
the entombed; the person buried (in a burial mound, etc.)
convert (e.g. to a cause)
striking out three consecutive batters
hitchhiker; one who catches a ride
evaluator; appraiser; reviewer
linguist; language expert
visitor (to a museum, library, etc.)
(pedestrian) crosswalk signal
to entrust to a doctor (for treatment)
herald; orderly; messenger
convert (e.g. to Buddhism)
Consumer Affairs Agency; CAA
sympathizer; empathizer; empath
exhibitor (at a trade show, etc.)
migrant worker; economic nomad
counterfeiter; faker; appropriationist
fortune teller; soothsayer; diviner
on-the-ground reporter; news reporter; legman
person unfit for society; misfit
orderer; purchaser; customer
promoter; instigator; driving force; pioneer; leader
house painter (occupation)
seasonal laborer; seasonal labourer
the poor; the needy; the destitute
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
welfare recipient; person on welfare
occupier; occupying forces
Nobel laureate; Nobel-Prize winner
wage laborer; wage earner; paid worker
experienced viewer (of theatre, kabuki, etc.); kabuki connoisseur
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
person who died an unnatural death; person accidentally killed
national leader; leader of a nation; state leader
employer's liability; vicarious reliability; respondeat superior
student; pupil; educand; trainee
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
samurai drill; knight errantry
applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
alterity; otherness; state of being different
rentier; person who lives on investment interest
person in need; person facing economic hardship
person of unsound mind; person lacking mental capacity; non-compos mentis person
scholar beholden to the government; self-serving academic; scholar who toadies up to government authorities
abuser (of a person or animal)
garbage man; garbage collector
facility for the elderly; elderly care facility
business operator; entrepreneur
local-news reporter; police reporter; city news reporter
unsuccessful candidate; defeated candidate; losing candidate
experienced player; tricky player
broadcaster; announcer; radiocaster
food hygiene officer; food hygiene manager
best qualified person; most suitable person
large income earner; people in the higher income brackets
person in exile; deportee; exile
proponent; defender; advocate
geisha from the Fukagawa red light district in Edo (Edo period)
temporary worker (dispatched from an agency); dispatched worker
regularly scheduled press conference
handicraftsman; craftsman; artisan
person in the wrong; malfeasant
person fallen sick by the wayside
learner; student; scholar
number of readers (of a magazine, newspaper, etc.); readership
constitutional scholar (lawyer); expert in constitutional law
expert panel; advisory committee
unlawful occupant (e.g. of a house, of land, etc.); squatter
donor; contributor; donator
principal investigator; PI
time traveler; time traveller
person blessed with many children
member of a sexual minority; LBGTI person
person in charge; manager; chief; head
demonstrator; marcher; picketer
recipient of a decoration (medal, order); person who has been decorated
intellectually disabled person; mentally disabled person; person with an intellectual disability
those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part
responder; handler; person who deals with a matter; counterpart
person on a waiting list; person waiting for something; person quarantining
each person; each party; all parties
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
scorer (goals, runs, etc.)
new graduate; new graduates
classicist; classical scholar
returnee; homecomer; person who has returned (home) to their country
prosperous person; powerful person
television viewer; TV audience
aide; caregiver; carer; helper
second offender; second-time offender; repeat offender
consumer price index; CPI
clinical trial participant; clinical trial subject
reviewer; person who checks accuracy of written work
learned fool; person who is book smart but lacking in common sense
person released from prison; released inmate
combatant; interested party in warfare; warring nation; belligerent
person who has reached nirvana, enlightenment, etc.
outdoor sleeper; rough sleeper; homeless person
person with a personality disorder; person with an abnormal character
contributor (of articles)
chief technology officer; chief technical officer; CTO
the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor
temporary visitor (to a country or region); person on a short-term stay
foreign correspondents' club
person who lives on the water
skilled but shoddy; skilled but without style; skilled but lacking in refinement; skilled but shoddy performer; person who is skilled but lacks taste
recipient (of a transmission)
verifier; identifier; confirmor; confirming party
person who has tested positive (for a viral infection, etc.)
permitter; licensor; permit holder; person permitted (to do something); authorised person
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
participant; party concerned
trustee; assignee; consignee
supporting actor; supporting actress
employee posted away from their family
retired person (who has reached retirement age); retiree
collaborator; coauthor; joint author
person exposed to a harmful amount of radiation (from a bomb, industrial disaster, lab experiment, etc.)
regular (permanent) conductor
sheep breeder; sheepman; shepherd
non-fulltime worker; non-permanent worker; temp worker; temporary worker
facility for the disabled; special needs home
good actor who is inept in all other matters; dedicated actor
absentee ballot; absentee voting
dead person; the deceased
close relative; near relative; close associate; intimate friend; confidant
pedestrian crossing light
chief operating officer; COO
(the likes of) a mere actor
person of extensive learning; well-read person; polymath
press room; press gallery
suspected criminal; suspect
dependent; person receiving support; person being supported
Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer
intermediate-upper student; intermediate-upper learner
mountain hiker; person engaging in walking activities in the mountains
military scholar; military writer
new resident; person moving into a city or country
person whose work is selected for a prize, exhibition, etc.; winning candidate
unqualified or unlicensed person; (legally) incompetent
person who has been laid off
first proponent; initiator and advocate (e.g. of a theory)
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller
legal guardian (responsible for supervising a minor); custodian
disturber (of the peace); troublemaker; nuisance
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
(musical) instrumentalist
disaster relief; monetary assistance to disaster victims
idol worshipper; idol worshiper; idolater
casual laborer (labourer); day laborer (labourer)
new arrival; newcomer; incomer
person skilled (in the art of doing something)
female writer; woman writer
champion; (championship) title holder
commander (during the Sengoku period); military leader; general; admiral; military strategist
lover (e.g. of cinema); devotee
salaried person; salary earner; white-collar worker
worker; employee; person being employed
party secessionist; defector from a party
person of learning and experience
feeble-minded person; intellectually disabled person
permanent resident; foreigner with permanent-residence visa
fallen geisha; geisha who prostitutes herself
non-payer; one who doesn't pay one's bills
chief financial officer; CFO
pilgrim; nomad; itinerant
to put young men to shame
unemployed laborer; unemployed worker
(legally) incompetent individual
hearing-impaired person; person with hearing difficulties; deaf person
Mushakōjisenke school of tea ceremony
choosing between two things; two choices
executor (of a will); testamentary executor
admissibility of a party (to a suit)
the middle-aged and the elderly
unmoved mover; prime mover
physical disability certificate
former member; resigning member
careful and thorough person; older male in an homosexual relationship
juvenile offender; juvenile delinquent
person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.)
first offender; first-time offender
vulnerable road users (such as the elderly, mobility-impaired people and young children); people without public transport access; transport poor
person attached to some unit
retired employee; unemployed person
holder of multiple (e.g. dual) citizenships; dual national; dual citizen
magician; sorcerer; sorceress
long-stay visitor; long-term resident
deaf person; hearing-impaired person
player of a wind instrument
broker; middleman; employment agency
chief investment officer; CIO
person interested in studying abroad; person wanting to study abroad
stage career; acting career
care recipient; care-receiver
virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium
quack doctor; unqualified doctor; inept doctor
person with gender identity disorder
physically disabled person; person with a physical disability
supplier; provider; vendor
female employee; female worker; working-woman
well versed person; authority (on); expert (in)
course of medical treatment; under-the-doctor
coauthor; joint author; collaborator
opium smoker; opium eater
smooth talker; crafty person
head of a family; first name on a list
highly educated person; academic; scholar
person crossing (e.g. the road); traverser
declarant; declarer; filer; reporter
labor agitator; labour agitator
medical representative; pharmaceutical sales representative
adviser; advisor; counselor; counsellor
(being an) annoyance to one's doctor; troublesome patient
third-party allocation of shares
(hereditary) carrier; (asymptomatic) carrier
border crosser; illegal immigrant; border trespasser; boundary crosser; crossover figure
war memorial; memorial (monument) to war dead
owner of the rights to a patent; patentee; holder of a patent
(untalented) geisha who sells sex; geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
addict; dependent (person)
president and chief executive officer; president and CEO
person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.
list of candidates; slate; list of nominees
low-class actor (kabuki); actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater
hot spring geisha; onsen geisha; geisha working in a hot spring resort
fallen geisha; geisha who prostitutes herself
sole proprietor; one-man business; self-employed
ward (of a guardian); pupil
released convict; discharged prisoner
multilateral; multi-party
being an involved party; degree to which one is involved (in a matter); degree to which one is affected (by an issue); (degree of) involvement; (degree of) connectedness; relevancy (to one)
affected party; party concerned
electrical engineer; electrician
business manager; person in charge; administrative contact
acting career; career as an actress
member (of a research project)
being a good listener; good listener
person with a severe physical disability
person who has succeeded (at something)
three parties (forces) opposing one another; three-cornered contest
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
visually impaired person; person with a visual impairment
geisha living and working in a restaurant, inn, etc. (as opposed to in a geisha house); in-house geisha
author of a draft; original author; drafter
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener
horse doctor; horse veterinarian
journalist identification; press pass
itinerant laborer; migrant worker
anonymous; of unknown authorship
labor rally; labour rally
referee (of a manuscript); reviewer
person in arrears; (tax) defaulter
owner-manager; sole proprietor; owner-operator; one-man business
non-electronic computer (i.e. person carrying out computation)
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
appointer; person with appointive power
consumer advice; consumer consultation
whistleblower protection act
parolee; person on parole
reporter posted to another location (city, country, etc.); reporter on assignment
(prison) inmate; detainee; prisoner
person who socializes with gangsters; close associate of an organized criminal group
policyholder; insurance policyholder
Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers
tax exemption for one's spouse
independent committee; third-party panel
person doing one job exclusively; full-time worker; full-time union official
organized labour (organised, labor); unionized labour
employer; someone hunting for workers
contributor; investor; financier
samurai words and phrases
parolee; person on parole (from prison)
Japanologist; Japan scholar
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
author's personal rights; moral rights
survivorship bias; survival bias
Japanese language specialist; linguist specializing in Japanese
artificial insemination by donor
pseudo-scholar; fake scholar; would-be expert
mobile network operator; MNO; wireless service provider; mobile network carrier
eating moderately keeps the doctor away
skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world; (arch.) child kabuki actor
short sleeper; person who does not need much sleep
three-cornered competition
young old (person between 65 and 74 years old)
unlawful occupant (e.g. of a house, apartment, etc.); squatter
a wise person always follows the right course; a wise man never wavers
person of the same rank or position
independent power producer; IPP
person with a physical or mental disability; disabled person
accident-free driver; person who has made an excellent achievement; high-achiever
telecommunications carrier; PTT
person who has tested negative (for a viral infection, etc.)
present holder of an office
bad acquaintance; person whose acquaintance will be harmful
person going (away); past
designated manager; designated administrator
expert; geisha; prostitute
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
Catan (board game); The Settlers of Catan; Settlers
elderly driver mark; clover-shaped symbol that drivers aged 70 and over are encouraged to display on their cars
movie adapter; dramatizer; dramatiser
underwriter (insurance); appraiser; assessor; auditor
unqualified (incompetent) person; square peg in a round hole
chief actor in a kabuki play; star actor; leading actors of a troupe
chief information officer; CIO
information processing engineer
striker; strikers; people on strike
person who dislikes smoking; anti-smoker
Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons
air travel thrombosis; ATT
public official; public servant
Act on Assistance Dogs for Physically Disabled Persons
childcare worker; nursery worker; caregiver
someone with inferior education
three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones
farm worker; farm laborer; farm labourer; farmhand
universal blood donor (i.e. having blood-type O negative); universal donor
National Examination for Information Processing Technicians; NEIPT
graduate from an earlier year; alumnus; alumna; former graduate
chief executive officer; CEO
person with normal hearing (i.e. not deaf); hearing person
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
human research subject; person who is being studied
mediator; intermediary; agent; broker; middleman
Minor Drinking Prohibition Act
Person of Cultural Merit; honorary title recognizing outstanding cultural contributions
education for the disabled; education for people with disabilities
Act on Prohibition of Smoking by Minors
invited speaker; guest speaker at
doctor who curries favor with patients instead of practicing skilled medicine; quack doctor who flatters his patients; incompetent, flattering physician
elderly driver mark; clover-shaped symbol that drivers aged 70 and over are encouraged to display on their cars
close contact (person); high-risk contact
proponent of discrimination (such as a racist or sexist); bigot
non-resident (of a ward, district, city, etc.)
transcendent being; ascended being
witness (giving testimony); deponent
adversary party; opposing party
first runner (in a relay); starting runner
even a fool may sometimes give good counsel
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
intestate person; someone who has died without having made a will
pedestrian zone; pedestrian space
On the Freedom of a Christian (1520 treatise by Martin Luther); A Treatise on Christian Liberty
sense of involvement (e.g. in a movement); consciousness of being a participant
person with a language disorder; person with a speech disorder
characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor
telecommunications carrier; telecommunications operator; telephone service provider
artificial insemination by sperm from husband
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
traveler's check; traveller's cheque
earner (of a household); breadwinner
connected person; related parties
women who have sex with women; WSW
designated emitter; specified emitter; organization required to report levels of greenhouse gas emissions
person who has full legal capacity
conference call (phone option); conference calling
executor; executive; officer
beginner-friendly; (intended) for beginners; aimed at beginners
unit owner (in a condominium or other multi-unit building)
Japan Association of Music Enterprises
person appointed by an electoral nominee to be in charge of their campaign-fund accounting
entrant (to a park, zoo, etc.)
person who has not attained a dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
even fools can give good counsel
six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)
telephone subscriber; telephone customer
mobile network operator; MNO
person reentering a country
called party; called subscriber
generalist; renaissance man; multi-talented person; synthesist
provider of living expenses; financial provider
calling subscriber; calling party
carrier of an infection (esp. hepatitis)
traveler's diarrhea; traveller's diarrhoea
person self-quarantining at home
mobile virtual network operator; MVNO
convert; person converted to a religion or belief
young, inexperienced doctor
men who have sex with men; MSM
application developer; applications developer; applications programmer
general contractor; main contractor
disabled person; person with a physical or mental disability
database administrator; DBA
mobile virtual network operator; MVNO
person contemplating suicide; prospective suicide; suicidal person
The Young Scientists' Prize
companion; fellow attendee; person sitting next to one
performing CMISE-service-user
namer; author (of a scientific name)
road crosser; pedestrian crossing the road
safety officer; safety administrator
National Federation of Employees' Pensioners' Associations
producer price index; PPI
producer (of film, theatre, TV, etc.); maker; creator; developer
Japan Federation of Employers' Associations
The Federation of Music Producers Japan
person with limited Internet skills; Internet illiterate
Directory User Agent; DUA
distributor (of information, content, etc.); (online) streamer
person who shows no symptoms (of an infectious disease); asymptomatic person
knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life
originator requested alternate recipient
travel agent; reseller (of tour packages, etc.)
CAP; Competitive Access Provider
user manual; user's guide
deferred pensioner; retired person who is not yet old enough to receive their pension
gay liberation movement; gay liberation
immigration detention center
person with a severe intellectual disability
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
prosumer; producer and consumer
alternate recipient allowed
abandoner (in securities, etc.)
dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality
person with supernatural abilities; person with special powers; esper; mutant
geisha of loose morals; geisha who is easy to bed
person from outside the prefecture; people from other prefectures
private allocation (of new shares); third-party allocation
occupant (of unclaimed territory)
person managing their symptoms (e.g. of a mild case of COVID-19) at home; person recuperating at home
Buddhist sect originating in the seventh century
person who has died from starvation
illegal overstayer; person illegally remaining in a country after their visa has expired
Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
alternate recipient assignment
squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission
marriage solemnizer; marriage celebrant
Olympic Cauldron lighter; Olympic torch lighter; last runner in the Olympic torch relay
registered real-estate broker
UN Correspondents Association
Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations; Nihon Hidankyo
person with a defective character
victim notification system; VNS
Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities
volcanologist; vulcanologist
bulk loading safety officer
International Mobile Subscriber Identity; IMSI
Act on Entrepreneurs' Bearing of the Cost of Public Pollution Control Works
defined assignment statement
condemner; punisher; executioner
asymmetric digital subscriber line; ADSL
full-time trade union official
legal representative; legal guardian
designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)
customer premises equipment; CPE
consumer confidence index; CCI; consumer attitude index
intellectually disabled person
traditional (land) owners (esp. in Australia)
toady; lackey; sycophant; flatterer
joint translator; co-translator
Internet service provider; ISP
unregistered owner identifier
coachman's seat; driver's seat (on a carriage)
person who buys stolen goods; dealer in stolen goods; receiver; fence
conscientious objector; CO
person who receives a pledge; pledgee; pawnee
mortgage debtor; mortgager; mortgagor
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
assistance dog; helper dog
hunting down of defeated soldiers (to kill and loot them)
investigator; researcher; explorer; traveler; hunter
polytechnic school for persons with disabilities
excellent driver; model driver; driver license holder who has not been involved in an accident for the past 5 years; receives preferential treatment when renewing their license
beginner driver plate; V-shaped green and yellow symbol that newly qualified drivers in Japan must display on their cars
editor-translator; translator-editor
latter-stage elderly healthcare system
brain scientist; cognitive psychologist; neuroscientist
person reporting to have symptoms (of a disease, etc.)
symptomatic person; person who exhibits symptoms (e.g. of an infectious disease); person with suspected infection
World Conference of Religions for Peace
person requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)
officer of election; presiding officer (of a polling station)
Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons
user certificate; certificate
person who has fled from North Korea; North Korean defector
Reporters Without Borders; Reporters Sans Frontières
scoop reporter; scoop artist
the ruled; the governed; subjects (of a ruler)
Baseball Writers' Association of America
good scholars are seldom rich
requester; requesting SS user
Rice Millers' Association; RMA
number of subscribers; number of registrants; enrollment
mental disability certificate; mental disability handbook
pilot (of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc.); operator (of a machine, drone, etc.); steersman; helmsman
radiation protection supervisor
blind copy recipient indication
National Association of Manufacturers; NAM
residence permit holder; legal foreign resident
National Association of Securities Dealers
oilman; oil company owner
suburbanite; suburban resident
Association of International Instructors; AII; US YMCA diving education system founded 1959
authorizing users indication
former owner (e.g. of a collection)
Securities Industry Association
third party beneficiary contract
person with a special relationship (e.g. in inheritance); special relative
appreciator (e.g. of music); viewer (e.g. of art)
consumer credit protection act
legal system permitting victim participation in the criminal justice process
advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy; consumer spending; high levels of consumption
special permanent resident; foreign resident in Japan since before 1945 or the descendant of such a person (mainly Koreans)
specified persons with disabilities; people with severe disabilities that significantly impact their daily life
guidance tile blocks for the visually impaired
contributor; tributary (person)
memorial service for the war dead
consolidator (shipping, freight, etc.)
ableism; disablism; disability discrimination
selling to traders; wholesaling; trade sales
Revolutionary Communist League
geisha belonging to a call-office (usually a skilled geisha)
Act on Payment of Relief Benefit for Victims, etc. of Crimes Committed by Aum Shinrikyo
knowledgeable and experienced person
released prisoner; ex-convict
special permanent resident certificate
investor; funder; financial contributor
transvestite; cross-dresser
six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)
administrator (manager) of a public facility
third-party action against execution
fulltime worker; permanent worker
Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity
when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; (lit.) a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass
audience participation program (programme)
proponent of constitutional reform; constitutional revisionist
Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act
insurance identification certificate
workers' district (in North Korea)
draft refuser; draft objector
tax identification number; TIN
vocational center for persons with disabilities
authorized distributor; authorised distributor
Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities
value-added reseller; VAR
full-time trade union officer who remains employed at a company
taxpayer identification number (in the US, Germany, etc.)
financial supporter (of a visa applicant); financial sponsor
migrant worker; expatriate worker
(electoral) campaign manager
support for medical treatment for those on low income; Medicaid
environmental administrator
draft refuser; draft objector
manpower business; manpower agency
unemployment insurance card
revisionist (person who takes a revisionist view of history)
Polluter Pays Principle; PPP
(workers) asset formation
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
workers' accident compensation insurance
person who attends a renga meeting
nice person; good-natured person
calendar maker; almanac maker
Edo geisha; geisha living and working inside Edo (not one of the red-light districts on its outskirts)
geisha from the Fukagawa red-light district in Edo