literal translation; word-for-word translation

in jail

暗証番号, 暗唱番号: PIN number, PIN

(mythology) a golem

2.5D / (by extension, fandom slang) belonging to a grey area between "2D" (anime, etc.) and "3D" (live-action, etc.), such as voice actors

a watermill

A transliteration of the French surname Gauguin / Paul Gauguin, French artist

modern language / (especially in reference to Japanese) modern Japanese; Japanese in its current form, spoken since the Meiji era and based on the Tokyo dialect

(linguistics) Synonym of 同音異義語 (dōon igigo, “homophone”) (words with the same pronunciation)

Chinese whispers