| Japanese word meaning "first generation" | 50 |
| Japanese word for metropolis | 28 |
| Japanese word for "round" | 35 |
| Japanese wooden clogs | 21 |
| Japanese wooden clog | 20 |
| Japanese women divers | 21 |
| Japanese woman diver | 20 |
| Japanese winner of the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize | 45 |
| Japanese wines (Var.) | 21 |
| Japanese wines | 14 |
| Japanese wine | 13 |
| Japanese who won the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize | 43 |
| Japanese wheat pasta | 20 |
| Japanese wheat noodle | 21 |
| Japanese weight | 15 |
| Japanese wedding band? | 22 |
| Japanese wax trees | 18 |
| Japanese watchmaker | 19 |
| Japanese watchdogs | 18 |
| Japanese watchdog | 17 |
| Japanese watch company | 22 |
| Japanese watch brand | 20 |
| Japanese watch | 14 |
| Japanese warriors | 17 |
| Japanese warrior of old | 23 |
| Japanese warrior | 16 |
| Japanese ware | 13 |
| Japanese warbler | 16 |
| Japanese waistband | 18 |
| Japanese waist tie | 18 |
| Japanese waist pouch | 20 |
| Japanese waist material? | 24 |
| Japanese volcano | 16 |
| Japanese volcanic mountain | 26 |
| Japanese violinist is bored by her Calif. performance? | 54 |
| Japanese village or hamlet | 26 |
| Japanese village | 16 |
| Japanese video game-based franchise | 35 |
| Japanese version of chess | 25 |
| Japanese version of an Italian pasta dish? | 42 |
| Japanese verse form | 19 |
| Japanese verse | 14 |
| Japanese veggies | 16 |
| Japanese veggie | 15 |
| Japanese vegetables | 19 |
| Japanese vegetable related to ginseng | 37 |
| Japanese vegetable | 18 |
| Japanese varnish tree | 21 |
| Japanese type of purse | 22 |
| Japanese TV pioneer | 19 |
| Japanese TV import involving obstacle courses | 45 |
| Japanese tuna | 13 |
| Japanese truck maker | 20 |
| Japanese trees | 14 |
| Japanese tree | 13 |
| Japanese toy? | 13 |
| Japanese town | 13 |
| Japanese tourist city on Kyushu | 31 |
| Japanese title of respect | 25 |
| Japanese title | 14 |
| Japanese tipple | 15 |
| Japanese ties | 13 |
| Japanese tie | 12 |
| Japanese three-line verse | 25 |
| Japanese therapeutic touch technique | 36 |
| Japanese theatre genre | 22 |
| Japanese theatre | 16 |
| Japanese theater (Var.) | 23 |
| Japanese theater | 16 |
| Japanese temple entrance | 24 |
| Japanese temple | 15 |
| Japanese technological giant | 28 |
| Japanese technique that literally means "finger pressure" | 67 |
| Japanese teahouse mats | 22 |
| Japanese takeout meal | 21 |
| Japanese syllable set | 21 |
| Japanese syllabic writing | 25 |
| Japanese syllabic script | 24 |
| Japanese syllabary | 18 |
| Japanese swordplay using bamboo staves | 38 |
| Japanese sword sport | 20 |
| Japanese sword | 14 |
| Japanese swinger Isao | 21 |
| Japanese surname suffix | 23 |
| Japanese surname follower | 25 |
| Japanese surname addition | 25 |
| Japanese supercomputer maker | 28 |
| Japanese studio that made the original "Godzilla" | 59 |
| Japanese stringed instruments | 29 |
| Japanese stringed instrument | 28 |
| Japanese stress-relief therapy | 30 |
| Japanese straw rug | 18 |
| Japanese straw mats | 19 |
| Japanese straw mat | 18 |
| Japanese straw cape | 19 |
| Japanese story closer? | 22 |
| Japanese statesman: 1841-1909 | 29 |
| Japanese statesman, 1841-1909 | 29 |
| Japanese statesman Hirobumi | 27 |
| Japanese statesman et al. | 25 |