| term | pronunciation | English |
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| 余分 | よぶん | extra, excess, surplus |
| 余所 | よそ | another place, somewhere else, strange parts |
| 余裕 | よゆう | surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance |
| 余計 | よけい | too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excessive |
| 余っ程 | よっぽど, よほど | very; just about to |
| 余りに | あまりに | too much, excessively, too |
| 余る | あまる | to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many |
| 余儀ない | よぎない | unavoidable, inevitable, beyond one's control |
| 余儀なく | よぎなく | unavoidably, necessarily, inevitably |
| 余剰 | よじょう | redundant, surplus, residue, balance |
| 余地 | よち | place, room, margin, scope |
| 余暇 | よか | leisure, leisure time, spare time |
| 余波 | よは, なごり, なごろ | waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect, aftermath |
| 余禄 | よろく | additional gain |
| 余罪 | よざい | other crimes, further offenses, further offences |
| 余裕しゃくしゃく | よゆうしゃくしゃく | calm and composed, broadminded, having enough and to spare |
| 余裕綽々 | よゆうしゃくしゃく | calm and composed, broadminded, having enough and to spare |
| 余裕綽綽 | よゆうしゃくしゃく | calm and composed, broadminded, having enough and to spare |
| 余震 | よしん | aftershock |
| 余韻 | よいん | reverberation, swelling (of a hymn), trailing note, lingering memory |
| 剰余 | じょうよ | surplus, balance, remainder |
| 剰余金 | じょうよきん | surplus, balance |
| 窮余 | きゅうよ | extremity, desperation |