irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• employment agency, staffing agency, personnel placement agency

irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• ceramic tile, ceramic panel, porcelain tile

irregular kanji usage  medicine  noun  noun (generic) 

• vitiligo, leucoderma, leukoderma

irregular kanji usage  rare term  noun  noun (generic) 

• upstage right (on a noh stage)

irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• shortage of talented people, shortfall in human resources

irregular okurigana  irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport)
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking), fish killed in a fishtank

irregular kanji usage  noun (suffix)  noun (generic)  noun (prefix)  noun 

• food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)

gairaigo  Chinese origin  irregular kanji usage  abbreviation  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• oolong (tea)

irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• bonds, bondage, binding

irregular kanji usage  honorific language  noun  noun (generic) 

• passing away, dying, death