| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 居室 | きょしつ | living room |
| 居る | いる | (hum) to be (animate), to exist |
| 居所 | いどころ | address |
| 居酒屋 | いざかや | an izakaya, a Japanese-style bar |
| 伽芝居 | とぎしばい | fairy play, pantomime |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ, すまい | dwelling, house, residence, address |
| 入居 | にゅうきょ | moving into (house) |
| 別居 | べっきょ | separation, living apart |
| 同居 | どうきょ | coexistence, living together |
| 居住 | きょじゅう | residence |
| 居住者 | きょじゅうしゃ | resident, inhabitant |
| 居候 | いそうろう | lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger |
| 居据わる | いすわる | to remain, to stay (somewhere) |
| 居眠り | いねむり | dozing, nodding off |
| 居間 | いま | living room (western style) |
| 敷居 | しきい | threshold |
| 皇居 | こうきょ | Imperial Palace |
| 紙芝居 | かみしばい | picture story show |
| 芝居 | しばい | play, drama |
| 芝居小屋 | しばいごや | playhouse, theatre, theater |
| 隠居 | いんきょ | retirement; retired person |
| 鳥居 | とりい | torii (Shinto shrine archway) |