Some suggested translations of Japanese terms are listed below for informational purposes, although translations should adhere to guidelines and policies, particularly the manual of style for Japan-related articles.

(in Japanese alphabetical order, by subject)

• 明るく正しい選挙の推進 — akaruku tadashii senkyo no suishin; promotion of fair election
• アクセス道路 — akusesu dōro; access road
• 圧力団体 — atsuryoku dantai; pressure group; special interest group
• 奄美群島振興開発事業 — amami guntō shinkō kaihatsu jigyō; Amami Islands Development Project
• 安全衛生管理者 — anzen eisei kanrisha; safety and sanitation manager
• 安全管理 — anzen kanri; safety control; safety management
• 安全地帯 — anzen chitai; safety zone; safety island; traffic island
• 安全厚生推進室 — anzen kōsei suishinshitsu; Safety and Health office
• 委員会制度 — iinkai seido; committee system
• 育児休業手当金 — ikuji kyūgyō teatekin; childcare non-work allowance
• 育児休業法 — ikuji kyūgyōhō; Law for the Right to Take Leave from Post for Infant Rearing
• 違憲立法審査権 — iken rippō shinsaken; judicial review of legislative constitutionality
• 幹事長 — kanjichō; secretary-general
• 国務大臣　 — kokumu daijin; the Ministers of State
• 参議院 — sangiin; House of Councillors
• 衆議院 — shugiin; House of Representatives of Japan
• 政調会長・政治調査会長（自民党） — seichō-kaichō / seijichō-sakaichō (jimintō); chairman of the Policy Research Council (LDP)
• 総裁（自民党） — sōsai (jimintō); (party) president (LDP)
• 総務会長（自民党） — sōmu-kaichō (jimintō) ; chairman of the general council (LDP)
• 代表（民主党） — daihyō (jimintō); (party) president (DP)
• 治安維持法　 — chian ijihō; Peace Preservation Law

• 字 — aza; section of a village or town
• 大字 — ōaza; large section of a village or town
• 区 — -ku; municipal ward, the 23 wards of Tokyo call themselves cities in English now.
• 郡 — -gun; district
• 県 — -ken; prefecture
• 号 — -gō; building number
• 市 — -shi; city
• 支庁 — shichō; subprefecture (used only in Hokkaidō)
• 丁目 — chōme; numbered city district
• 都 — -to; "metropolis", metropolitan prefecture (used only for Tokyo)
• 道 — -dō; "circuit", prefecture (used only for Hokkaidō)
• 番地 — banchi; numbered city block (sometimes abbreviated to 番 ban)
• 府 — -fu; urban prefecture (used only for Kyoto and Osaka)
• 町 — -machi/-chō; town; also a submunicipal division
• 村 — -mura/-son; village

• 大目付 — ōmetsuke; inspectors general
• 贈り名　 — okurina; posthumous name
• 華族 — kazoku; the nobility
• 勘定奉行 — kanjōbugyō; commissioners of finance
• 関東大震災 — kantō daishinsai; Great Kanto earthquake
• 国 — (no) kuni; province
• 石高 — kokudaka; Rice crop
• 鎖国政策 — sakokuseisaku; seclusion policy (isolation policy)
• 士農工商 — shinōkōshō; warriors/farmers/artisans/tradesmen
• 親藩 — shinpan; the Tokugawa family
• 政令 — seirei; order
• 関が原の戦い — Sekigahara no tatakai; the battle of Sekigahara
• 摂政 — sesshō; regency (摂政 Regent)
• 外様 — tozama; outside daimyo
• 幕藩体制 — bakuhan taisei; shogunate and domain system
• 人質 — hitojichi; hostage
• 藤原氏 — Fujiwara-uji; Fujiwara clan
• 譜代 — fudai; family's vassals
• 町奉行 — machibugyō; commissioners of major cities
• 満州事変 — Manshū jihen; Manchurian Incident
• 明治維新 — Meiji ishin; the Meiji Restoration
• 老中 — rōjū; senior councilors
• 若年寄 — wakadoshiyori; junior councilors

• 青色申告 — aoiro shinkoku; blue tax return
• 青色事業専従者 — aoiro jigyō senjūsha; dependents of a taxpayer submitting a blue tax return
• 赤字原因 — akaji gen'in; cause of deficit
• 赤字鉄道路線 — akaji tetsudō rosen; deficit-ridden railway line
• 赤字国債 — akaji kokusai; a national deficit loan
• 赤字財政 — akaji zaisei; deficit finance
• 赤字団体 — akaji dantai; local governments with financial deficit
• 赤字公債 — akaji kōsai; deficit bond; deficit-covering national bond
• 赤字バス路線 — akaji basu rosen; deficit-ridden bus route
• 赤字予算 — akaji yosan; deficit budget
• 赤字路線 — akaji rosen; deficit-ridden transport line
• 圧縮記帳 — asshuku kichō; advanced depreciation
• 斡旋 — assen; conciliation; arbitration; negotiation
• アンダーパー発行 andā pā hakkō — issue at under par value
• 八幡製鉄所 — Yawata seitetsusho/seitetsujo; Yawata Steel Works

• 育英資金 — ikuei shikin; student awards; student grants; (scholarship: fellowship)
• 浮世絵 — ukiyoe; ukiyoe wood block printing
• 浄土宗 — jōdoshū; the Pure Land sect
• 俳句 — haiku; haiku
• 雛人形 — hina ningyō; hina dolls
• 文化勲章 — bunkakunshō; a Cultural Medal
• 読み書きそろばん — yomikakisoroban;the three R's

• 悪臭対策 — akushū taisaku; preventive measures against unpleasant odors

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