| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n a piece of wood | 木切れ (cut from a larger piece) |
| gen. | n an utai noh chant piece for recitation | 唄物 |
| gen. | n an utai noh chant piece for recitation | 歌物 |
| gen. | n area of a piece of land | 地積 (ちせき) |
| gen. | n captured piece that can be reused | 持駒 |
| gen. | n captured piece that can be reused | 持ち駒 |
| gen. | n copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc. | 摸本 |
| gen. | n copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc. | 摹本 |
| gen. | n copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc. | 模本 |
| gen. | n curious or extraordinary story or piece of news | 珍聞 |
| gen. | n drunken elephant piece, used in some variants of shogi | 酔象 |
| obs. | n game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs | 雪つり |
| obs. | n game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs | 雪釣 (ゆきつり) |
| obs. | n game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs | 雪釣り |
| gen. | n good piece of work | 佳作 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n half of a piece of paper | 半ぺら |
| gen. | exp having an unexpected piece of good luck | 棚からぼた餅 |
| gen. | exp having an unexpected piece of good luck | 棚から牡丹餅 |
| gen. | n vs identifying a piece by touch | 摸牌 |
| gen. | exp It's a piece of cake | お茶の子さいさい |
| gen. | exp It's a piece of cake | 御茶の子さいさい |
| gen. | exp adj-na n it's a piece of cake | 朝飯前 |
| gen. | n last piece in a kabuki programme | 切り狂言 |
| gen. | n last piece in a kabuki programme | 切狂言 |
| gen. | last piece of the day's programme | 大喜利 |
| gen. | last piece of the day's programme | 大切 io (だいぎり) |
| gen. | last piece of the day's programme | 大切り |
| gen. | n adj-no long piece of writing | 長文 news2 nf32 (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram) |
| gen. | n yoji making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out | 無双仕立て |
| gen. | n yoji making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out | 無双仕立 |
| gen. | n minor piece in noh plays | 脇能 |
| gen. | n musical dramatic piece in several acts | 段物 |
| gen. | n one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babies | ベビー・オール |
| gen. | n one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babies | ベビーオール |
| gen. | one piece of sushi | 一貫 news1 nf15 |
| gen. | n one-piece sash | 丸帯 |
| gen. | n painstaking piece of work | 力作 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | n yoji painstakingly polishing a piece of literary work | 彫心鏤骨 |
| gen. | painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper | 半截 |
| gen. | painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper | 半折 |
| gen. | painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper | 半切 (はんきれ) |
| construct. | per-piece cost | 単価 (たんか) |
| tech. | piece angle | ビース•アングル |
| gen. | adv n on-mim piece by piece | ぽつぽつ |
| gen. | n piece-capturing board game | 挟み将棋 |
| comp., MS | piece code | 出来高払いコード (A code that indicates how many units of piecework an employee produces) |
| gen. | n piece de resistance | メイン・ディッシュ |
| gen. | n piece de resistance | メインディッシュ |
| gen. | n piece goods | 段物 |
| gen. | n piece goods | 呉服物 |
| gen. | n piece goods | 反物 news2 nf44 |
| gen. | n piece goods | 呉服 news1 nf24 |
| gen. | n piece of a broken pole | 棒きれ |
| gen. | n piece of a broken pole | 棒切 io |
| gen. | n piece of a broken pole | 棒切れ |
| gen. | exp piece of cake | ちょちょいのちょい |
| gen. | n piece of cloth | 布切 |
| gen. | n piece of cloth | 布片 |
| gen. | n piece of cloth | 布切れ |
| gen. | n piece of evidence | 証拠品 (しょうこひん) |
| gen. | pieces of firewood | 焚き木 |
| gen. | pieces of firewood | たき木 |
| gen. | pieces of firewood | 薪 news1 nf21 (たきぎ) |
| gen. | exp piece of good luck | 勿怪の幸い |
| gen. | exp piece of good luck | 物怪の幸い |
| gen. | exp piece of good luck | もっけの幸い |
| gen. | n piece of identification | 身分証明書 news1 nf22 (みぶんしょうめいしょ) |
| gen. | piece of information that one has heard | 因 |
| gen. | piece of information that one has heard | 縁 (ふち) |
| gen. | piece of information that one has heard | 由 ichi1 news1 nf05 |
| gen. | n piece of instrumental music | 器楽曲 |
| gen. | n adj-no piece of junk | ぽんこつ (esp. dismantled or broken down car) |
| gen. | n adj-no piece of junk | ポンコツ (esp. dismantled or broken down car) |
| gen. | piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc. | 裏皮 |
| gen. | piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc. | 裏革 |
| gen. | n piece of meat | 臠 |
| gen. | n piece cut of meat | 肉片 |
| gen. | n piece of meat | 肉叢 |
| gen. | n piece of meat | 肉塊 |
| gen. | n piece of metal | 金属片 |
| gen. | n n-suf piece of music | 曲 ichi1 news1 nf03 (まがり) |
| gen. | n piece of paper | 紙っぺら |
| gen. | n piece scrap, bit, strip of paper | 紙片 news2 nf33 |
| gen. | n piece of plastic | プラスチック片 |
| gen. | n piece of rope cut for a certain purpose | 切り縄 |
| gen. | n piece of stiff fabric worn under an obi to give more shape | 帯板 (obiita) |
| gen. | n piece of translated writing | 翻訳文 |
| gen. | n piece of wood | 棒切 io |
| gen. | n piece of wood | 小板 (koita) |
| gen. | n piece of wood | 板切れ |
| gen. | n piece of wood | 棒きれ |
| gen. | n piece of wood | 棒切れ |
| gen. | n piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor | 上框 io (うえ・がまち) |
| gen. | n piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor | 上がりかまち |
| gen. | n piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor | 上がりがまち |
| gen. | n piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor | 上がり框 (あがり・かまち) |
| gen. | n piece of wood supporting deeply receded eaves, esp. in temple construction | 斗きょう |
| ecol. | piece part | 電子コンポーネント |
| gen. | n vs piece placed to block opponent's check | 間駒 |
| gen. | n vs piece placed to block opponent's check | 間遮 |
| gen. | n vs piece placed to block opponent's check | 合い駒 |
| gen. | n vs piece placed to block opponent's check | 合駒 |
| pejor. | piece promoted to gold general | 成り金 (なりきん) |
| pejor. | piece promoted to gold general | 成金 news1 nf10 |
| tech. | piece rate wages | 出来高貨金 (できだかちんぎん) |
| tech. | piece rate wages | 出来高給 (できだかきゅう) |
| gen. | piece together | 接ぐ |
| gen. | piece together | 切り組む |
| tech. | piece work | ピース•ワーク |
| gen. | piece work | 出来高払い工事 |
| tech. | piece work account | 出来高勘定 (できだかかんじょう) |
| gen. | n vs yoji playing a musical piece that one has written | 自作自演 |
| gen. | n poor piece of writing | 凡作 |
| gen. | n poor piece of writing | 駄文 |
| gen. | n regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time | リレー・コラム |
| gen. | n regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time | リレーコラム |
| gen. | n regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events | スクール水着 |
| gen. | rundown of glaze on a piece of china | 頽れ |
| gen. | rundown of glaze on a piece of china | 傾れ |
| gen. | n adj-no short piece of music | 小曲 news2 nf40 |
| gen. | n adj-no short piece of writing | 短文 news2 nf40 (e.g. passage, article, composition) |
| gen. | n simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head | 貫頭衣 |
| gen. | obsc small low grade piece of japanese paper used as a kettle rest or as a tissue | 小菊 |
| gen. | n small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on | 腰掛台 |
| gen. | n small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on | 腰かけ台 |
| gen. | n small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on | 腰掛け台 |
| gen. | n small vegetable or piece of fruit | 小玉 |
| gen. | split in a piece of lumber | 背割り (to prevent splitting when drying, せわり) |
| gen. | split in a piece of lumber | 背割 (to prevent splitting when drying, せわり) |
| gen. | n spreading a piece of wet washing or paper on a board | 水張り |
| gen. | n adj-no superb piece of work | 絶品 news2 nf34 |
| inf. | take a piece of the action | 上前を撥ねる oK |
| inf. | take a piece of the action | 上前をはねる |
| gen. | n telephone made from two cans and a piece of string | 糸電話 |
| tech. | test piece mould | テスト•ピース枠 (テスト•ピースわく) |
| gen. | n three-piece suit | 三つ揃い |
| gen. | n three-piece suit | スリーピース |
| gen. | n triangular piece of fabric, used for making skirts, umbrellas, etc. | ゴア (goa) |
| gen. | n women's two piece suit | ツー・ピース |
| gen. | n women's two piece suit | ツーピース gai1 |
| gen. | n two-piece swimming suit | セパレート水着 (not bikini style) |
| gen. | n unexpected piece of good luck | 零れ幸い |
| inf. | n unimportant piece of news | 暇ねた |
| inf. | n unimportant piece of news | 暇ネタ |
| gen. | n utai noh chant piece for recitation | 歌い物 |
| gen. | n utai noh chant piece for recitation | 謡い物 |
| gen. | n utai noh chant piece for recitation | 謡物 |