| Term | Definition |
| monomonoshii (物々しい) | strict; showy, pompous |
| monomorai (物貰い) | a beggar; [Pathol.] a sty |
| mononareta taido de (物慣れた態度で) | in an easy manner |
| monono (ものの) | although, though |
| to wa iu monono (とはいうものの) | however, nevertheless, notwithstanding |
| monono sanpun to tatanai uchi ni (ものの3分とたたないうちに) | in less than three minutes |
| mononoke (物の怪) | a spook, a ghost |
| monooboe ga yoi (物覚えが良い) | to have a good memory |
| monooboe ga warui (物覚えが悪い) | to have a poor memory |
| monooji suru (物怖じする) | to be timid |
| monooki (物置) | a storeroom, a lumber room, a barn, a loft, a cellar |
| monoomoi (物思い) | meditation, anxiety |
| monoomoi ni shizumu (物思いに沈む) | to be lost in thought |
| monooshimi o suru (物惜しみをする) | to be stingy |
| monooshimi o shinai (物惜しみをしない) | to be generous |
| monooto (物音) | a noise, a sound |
| monosashi (物差し) | a rule, a measure |
| monoshiri (物知り) | a learned man |
| monoshirigao de (物知り顔で) | with a knowing look |
| monosugoi (物凄い) | terrible, frightful, awful |
| monosugoku (物凄く) | very, very much, terribly, awfully |
| monotarinai (物足りない) | to be not satisfactory, to be not enough, to be not satisfied |
| monoui (物憂い) | to be weary, to feel tired, to feel languid, to feel depressed |
| monouge ni (物憂げに) | wearily, languidly |
| monouri (物売り) | a peddler, a hawker |
| monowakare ni naru (物別れになる) | to can/do not reach an agreement with |
| monowakari no yoi (物分かりの良い) | sensible |
| monowarai to naru (物笑いとなる) | to be laughed at, to become a laughingstock |
| monowasure suru (物忘れする) | to forget, to forget things, forgetful |
| monoyawarakana (物柔らかな) | gentle, quiet, soft |
| monoyawarakani (物柔らかに) | gently, quietly, softly |
| monozuki (物好き) | a curious person |
| monozukina (物好きな) | curious, whimsical |
| monozukini (物好きに) | out of curiosity |
| monseki (問責) | a reproof |
| monseki suru (問責する) | to reprove |
| monshi (門歯) | an incisor (tooth) |
| monshi suru (悶死する) | to die in agony |
| monshin suru (問診する) | to question about his condition |
| monshō (紋章) | a crest, a coat of arms |
| monshōgaku (紋章学) | heraldry |
| montāju (モンタージュ) | a montage |
| montājushashin (モンタージュ写真) | an identikit picture |
| montei (門弟) | a pupil, a disciple, an adherent |
| monto (門徒) | a follower, a believer |
| montō (門灯) | a gate lamp |
| monuke no kara de aru (藻抜けの殻である) | to be empty |
| mon'yō (紋様) | a pattern |
| monzen de (門前で/に) | in front of a gate |
| monzenbarai o kuwasu (門前払いを食わす) | to turn [a person] away |
| monzetsu suru (悶絶する) | to faint in pain |
| moppara (専ら) | chiefly, mainly |
| moraigo (貰い子) | adoption of a child; an adopted child |
| moraimono (貰い物) | a present, a gift |
| morainaki suru (貰い泣きする) | to weep in sympathy |
| moraite (貰い手) | a receiver, a recipient |
| morasu (漏らす) | [液体を] to leak; to omit, to miss; [秘密を] to let out, to leak, to disclose; [感情を] to express, to give vent to; [子供がおしっこを] to wet one's pants, to wet the bed |
| morau (貰う) | [物を] to get, to be given, to receive; to have done, to get done, to get a person to do; to have [a person] do |
| more (漏れ) | a leak; an omission |
| moreguchi o fusagu (漏れ口を塞ぐ) | to stop a leak |
| morekiku (漏れ聞く) | to hear (casually) |
| morenaku (漏れなく) | without omission, without exception |
| moreru (漏れる) | [液体が] to leak, to leak out, to come through; [秘密が] to leak out, to get out; to be omitted, to be left out |
| mori o suru (守りをする) | to baby-sit |
| mori (森) | woods, a grave, a forest |
| mori (銛) | a harpoon |
| moriagari (盛り上がり) | a surge, a climax |
| moriagaru (盛り上がる) | to rise, to swell |
| moriageru (盛り上げる) | to pile up, to heap up |
| moridakusan no (盛り沢山の) | abundant |
| morikaesu (盛り返す) | to recover, to rally |
| morikomu (盛り込む) | to incorporate [one's idea into the plan] |
| morimori shita kinniku (もりもりした筋肉) | strong muscles |
| moritateru (守り立てる) | to back up, to support |
| moroha no (諸刃の/両刃の) | double-edged |
| morohada o nugu (諸肌を脱ぐ) | to strip oneself to the waist |