| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n yoji a life with no other interest than one's work | 仕事一筋 |
| gen. | exp a single mistake can ruin all one's hard work | 百日の説法屁一つ |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to yoji a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes | 墨痕淋漓 |
| gen. | n a work or subject to be memorized | 暗記物 (memorised) |
| gen. | active work | 自主的取り組み |
| gen. | n vs actual work | 実働 news2 nf30 |
| gen. | n actual work hours | 実働時間 (じつどうじかん) |
| gen. | n adding something to or altering a finished work of art | 補作 |
| gen. | additional work | 追加工事 (ついかこうじ) |
| gen. | n yoji adulterous love affair with someone at work | 社内不倫 |
| gen. | exp aforementioned work | 前掲書 |
| gen. | agreement for overtime work | 三六協定 |
| gen. | air work | 空中操行 |
| gen. | n yoji amateur work | 殿様仕事 (in art) |
| gen. | n yoji amateurish work | 素人細工 |
| gen. | n amount of work | 功程 |
| gen. | n amount of work to be done by one | 仕事量 (しごとりょう) |
| gen. | n an inspired work | 神品 |
| gen. | anchor work | アンカー工 |
| gen. | n another line of work | 別業 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no apocryphal work | 偽作 |
| gen. | apply for work | 仕事に応募する |
| gen. | apprentice work | 雑巾がけ |
| gen. | apprentice work | 雑巾掛け |
| gen. | arbor work | アーバ作業 |
| gen. | n area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life | 中奥 |
| gen. | n authentic work | 真作 (as opposed to a fake) |
| gen. | n autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work | 箱書き |
| gen. | automatic work changer | 自動工作物交換装置 |
| gen. | n bamboo work | 竹細工 news2 nf43 |
| gen. | n-adv because of one's line of work | 職業柄 |
| gen. | begin to work | 働きかける |
| gen. | begin to work | 働き掛ける news1 nf19 |
| gen. | beginning of work | 出端 |
| gen. | beginning of work | 出ばな |
| gen. | beginning of work | 出っ鼻 |
| gen. | beginning of work | 出っ端 |
| gen. | beginning of work | 出はな |
| gen. | beginning of work | 出鼻 (でばな) |
| gen. | n vs being at work | 出勤 ichi1 news1 nf12 (しゅっきん) |
| gen. | n vs being away from work without a good reason | ずる休み |
| gen. | n vs being away from work without a good reason | 狡休み |
| gen. | n vs being away from work without a good reason | ズル休み |
| gen. | n being busy at work | 多忙中 |
| gen. | n vs being swamped with work | 忙殺 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | adj-na n best work | 傑作 ichi1 news1 nf13 (けっさく) |
| gen. | n vs doing a bit of work | 一仕事 |
| gen. | n blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work | 五月病 |
| gen. | n blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work | 六月病 |
| gen. | n boozing with work people | ノミュニケーション from 飲み and コミュニケーション |
| gen. | n boozing with work people | 飲みニュケーション from 飲み and コミュニケーション |
| gen. | n boozing with work people | 飲みニケーション |
| gen. | n boozing with work people | ノミニケーション |
| gen. | Branch Work Office | 出張所 (しゅっちょうじょ) |
| gen. | breaking work boad | 破壊の仕事量 |
| gen. | bridge steel work | 橋梁鋼構造工事 |
| gen. | brush work | ソダ工 |
| gen. | n vs building work | 修営 |
| gen. | n camera work | カメラ・ワーク |
| gen. | n camera work | カメラワーク |
| gen. | n canvas work | キャンバス・ワーク |
| gen. | n canvas work | キャンバスワーク |
| gen. | carpenter's work | 木工事 (もっこうじ) |
| gen. | n vs carrying on a second line of work | 兼補 |
| gen. | n carrying on a second line of work | 兼ね役 |
| gen. | catchment well work | 集水井工 |
| gen. | n charity work | 慈善活動 |
| gen. | n cherry bark work | 樺細工 |
| gen. | n cherry bark work | 桜皮細工 |
| gen. | chuck work | チャック作業 |
| gen. | n vs church work | 奉仕 ichi1 news1 nf10 |
| gen. | n vs class work | 授業 ichi1 news1 nf03 |
| gen. | clearance work | 片付け |
| gen. | n clerical work | 事務作業 (じむさぎょう) |
| gen. | n vs clerical work | 弁事 |
| gen. | n clerical work | 事務職 |
| gen. | n clerical work | 非現業 |
| gen. | n clothes for doing farm work or working in fields | 野良着 |
| gen. | cold short joint work method | 冷間継手工法 |
| gen. | collaborative literary work | 連作 news1 nf21 |
| gen. | n come-back work | 復帰作 (film, album, book, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs commuting to work | 通勤 ichi1 news1 nf06 (つうきん) |
| gen. | n vs competition for better work | 競作 news2 nf40 |
| gen. | complementary virtual work | 補仮想仕事 |
| gen. | n vs completion of one's work | 成業 |
| gen. | continue to work | 働き続ける |
| gen. | n controversial work | 問題作 (art, literature, etc.) |
| gen. | cooperation work | 協業 |
| gen. | Correction of Work | 手直し工事 |
| gen. | n craft work | ハンドメード |
| gen. | n craft work | ハンド・メード |
| gen. | n craft work | ハンドメイド spec1 |
| gen. | cross-drainage work | 横断構造物 |
| gen. | n day and night shift work schedule | 二交替 (に・こうたい) |
| gen. | n yoji daytime work | 日中勤務 |
| gen. | dealing with a large amount of work | 消化 ichi1 news1 nf12 (shōka) |
| gen. | debris exclude work | 除石工 |
| gen. | n debut work | デビュー作 |
| gen. | n derived work | 二次創作 |
| gen. | n vs desk work | デスク・ワーク |
| gen. | n vs desk work | デスクワーク |
| gen. | n detective work | 探偵業 |
| gen. | n devil for work | 仕事の鬼 |
| gen. | n yoji dilettante work | 道楽仕事 |
| gen. | dirty work | 雑巾がけ |
| gen. | dirty work | 雑巾掛け |
| gen. | n discretionary work | 裁量労働 (labour, labor) |
| gen. | adj-na n dissatisfaction with the work role given to one | 約不足 ik |
| gen. | adj-na n dissatisfaction with the work role given to one | 役不足 |
| gen. | diversion Work | 取水工 |
| gen. | do its work | 利く ichi1 |
| gen. | do its work | 効く ichi1 |
| gen. | n obsc document permitting foreign students to work part-time | 副申書 |
| gen. | domestic work | 家事 (かじ) |
| gen. | drop work | 床固め床止め、 とこどめ |
| gen. | n duplication of work | 二重手間 |
| gen. | effective work | 有効仕事 (yūkō-shigoto) |
| gen. | n emperor's work | 天業 |
| gen. | n employee's work day | 出勤日 |
| gen. | exp equipment selection work | 機種選定作業 |
| gen. | n euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work | 四月病 |
| gen. | n excellent literary work | 卓筆 |
| gen. | n exhausting work | 激職 |
| gen. | n exhausting work | 激務 news2 nf25 |
| gen. | n exhausting work | 劇職 |
| gen. | n exhausting work | 劇務 |
| gen. | external work | 外力仕事 (gairyoku-shigoto) |
| gen. | n eyelet work | アイレット・ワーク |
| gen. | n eyelet work | アイレットワーク |
| gen. | n failed creative work | 失敗作 |
| gen. | n yoji farm work | 野良仕事 |
| gen. | adj-na n fast slipshod work | 悪達者 |
| gen. | adj-na n feeling oneself above the given work | 約不足 ik (role) |
| gen. | adj-na n feeling oneself above the given work | 役不足 (role) |
| gen. | n fiduciary work | 信託業務 (しんたくぎょうむ) |
| gen. | field work | 外業測量、 そくりょう (がいぎょう) |
| gen. | field work | 現場作業 (げんば・さぎょう) |
| gen. | n field work | 現地調査 (research, genchi-chōsa) |
| gen. | n yoji fiend for work | 仕事人間 |
| gen. | foot protection work | 法留工 |
| gen. | foot protection work | 根固工 (ねがためこう) |
| gen. | n for work | 仕事柄 news2 nf30 |
| gen. | n for work | 作業用 |
| gen. | form work | 型枠工事 (かたわく・こうぢ) |
| gen. | foundation work | 基礎工事 (きそこうじ) |
| gen. | foundation work | 基礎工 |
| gen. | n fragments from the old literary work kept at Koyasan | 高野切れ |
| gen. | n garden work | 庭掃除 |
| gen. | n general office work | 一般職 |
| gen. | geodetic reference frame work | 測地基準点網 |
| gen. | get successfully through the bulk of the work | 一山越す |
| gen. | get to work | 仕事にかかる |
| gen. | get to work | 仕事に掛かる |
| gen. | get used to work | 板に付く |
| gen. | get used to work | 板に着く ik |
| gen. | get used to work | 板につく |
| gen. | n yoji getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it | 奮起一番 |
| gen. | n glass work | グラス・ワーク |
| gen. | n glass work | グラスワーク |
| gen. | n vs going back to work | 職場復帰 |
| gen. | adv going home from work | 仕事帰り |
| gen. | n vs going to work | 出社 news2 nf32 (e.g. in the morning) |
| gen. | n vs going to work | 出勤 ichi1 news1 nf12 (しゅっきん) |
| gen. | n vs going to work and leaving work | 出退勤 |
| gen. | n good piece of work | 佳作 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n "good work" | 二重丸 (equiv. of silver star awarded to children at school) |
| gen. | n "good work" | ◎ (equiv. of silver star awarded to children at school) |
| gen. | great work | 大著 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n great literary work | 巨篇 |
| gen. | n great literary work | 巨編 |
| gen. | n group work | グループワーク |
| gen. | n group work | グループ・ワーク |
| gen. | n group work | 共同作業 (きょうどうさぎょう) |
| gen. | handling one's work well | シャンシャン |
| gen. | handling one's work well | しゃんしゃん |
| gen. | n hard work | 荒仕事 |
| gen. | n vs hard work | 苦心 ichi1 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | n hard work | 激務 news2 nf25 |
| gen. | n hard work | ハード・ワーク |
| gen. | n hard work | 荒働き |
| gen. | n hard work | ハードワーク |
| gen. | n hard work | 劇務 |
| gen. | n vs hard work | 刻苦 |
| gen. | hard work | 一仕事 |
| gen. | have fun after a period of work or stress | 羽を伸ばす |
| gen. | exp having to continue doing the work at hand | 手が離せない |
| gen. | n hiring a temporary employee and paying for the completion of the work rather than the work itself, thereby avoiding have to pay benefits | 偽装請負 |
| gen. | honeycomb work | 豆板工 |
| gen. | household work | 家事労働 |
| gen. | n hum humble reference to one's own work | 拙作 |
| gen. | hurdle work | 法柵工 |
| gen. | exp if man will not work, he shall not eat | 働かざるもの食うべからず |
| gen. | exp if man will not work, he shall not eat | 働かざる者食うべからず |
| gen. | n immortal work | 不朽の名作 |
| gen. | n inclination to work | 働く気 |
| gen. | indicated work | 図示仕事 |
| gen. | n inside work | インサイド・ワーク |
| gen. | n inside work | インサイドワーク |
| gen. | instruction to commence work | 工事着手命令 |
| gen. | n invention developed as a result of one's work | 業務発明 |
| gen. | exp it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else | すまじきものは宮仕え |
| gen. | n Japanese translation title given to foreign work | 邦題 news2 nf43 |
| gen. | n joint work | 共作曲 (art, music, etc.) |
| gen. | n vs joint work | 共作 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no joint work | 合作 news1 nf15 |
| gen. | n kitchen work | 水仕事 |
| gen. | kitchen work | 薪水 |
| gen. | n yoji laborious work | 彫心鏤骨 |
| gen. | n lacquer work | 漆工 (しっこう) |
| gen. | n lacquer work | 漆器 news2 nf29 spec2 |
| gen. | n latest work | 最新作 |
| gen. | n lattice work | 木連れ格子 |
| gen. | n lattice work | 木連格子 io |
| gen. | n lattice work | 狐格子 (きつねごうし) |
| gen. | least work | 極小仕事 |
| gen. | n vs leaving work | 退勤 |
| gen. | leaving work | 退社 news1 nf21 (e.g. at the end of the day, たいしゃ) |
| gen. | n vs leaving work office, school early | 早引き ichi1 (はやびき) |
| gen. | n vs leaving work office, school early | 早引け ichi1 |
| gen. | levee protection work | 堤防防護工 |
| gen. | n life's work | ライフワーク gai1 |
| gen. | n vs literary work | 著述 news2 nf28 |
| gen. | n literary work | 著書 ichi1 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | n vs literary work | 述作 |
| gen. | n literary work | 文学書 |
| gen. | n literary work | 文芸作品 |
| gen. | n literary work | 文学作品 |
| gen. | n literary work | 作物 (さくもつ) |
| gen. | n vs yoji living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits | 晴耕雨読 |
| gen. | n yoji living only for one's work | 仕事一筋 |
| gen. | n one's maiden work | 処女作 |
| gen. | n one's main chief, literary work | 主著 news2 nf40 |
| gen. | make short work of | ぺろりと平らげる |
| gen. | make someone work | 働かせる news1 nf19 |
| gen. | make someone work | 働かす news2 nf28 |
| gen. | make work | 労する |
| gen. | make work for someone | 手間をかける |
| gen. | make work for someone | 手間を掛ける |
| gen. | n yoji man who can do the work of many | 三面六臂 |
| gen. | n manual work | 荒技 |
| gen. | n manual work | 荒業 |
| gen. | mattress work | 沈床工 |
| gen. | maximum work | 最大仕事 (さいだい・しごと) |
| gen. | n medical missionary work | 医療伝道 |
| gen. | n medical missionary work | 医事伝道 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no missionary work | 布教 news1 nf21 |
| gen. | n vs missionary work | 伝道 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | monumental work | 金字塔 news2 nf42 |
| gen. | n most recent work | 最新作 (e.g. book, film, etc.) |
| gen. | n much-discussed work | 話題作 (book, film, etc.) |
| gen. | net work | 網工 |
| gen. | net work | 正味仕事 (しょうみしごと) |
| gen. | n new book or literary work | 新著 news2 nf29 |
| gen. | n vs new work | 新作 news1 nf05 |
| gen. | n night work | 夜稼ぎ |
| gen. | n adj-no night work | 夜間勤務 (やかんきんむ) |
| gen. | n vs night work | 夜業 |
| gen. | n vs night work | 夜働き |
| gen. | n night work | 深夜業 |
| gen. | n night work | 夜仕事 |
| gen. | n vs night work | 夜なべ |
| gen. | n no work no pay | ノー・ワーク・ノー・ペイ |
| gen. | n no work no pay | ノーワークノーペイ |
| gen. | exp not in the work force | 非労動力 |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no not to work out | 不調 news1 nf09 (i.e. a deal, ふちょう) |
| gen. | n vs adj-no office or indoor work | 内勤 news2 nf45 |
| gen. | office work | 内業 (ないぎょう) |
| gen. | n adj-no office work | 事務 ichi1 news1 nf01 (じむ) |
| gen. | office work, office administration | 事務 (じむ) |
| gen. | adv on the way home from work | 仕事帰り |
| gen. | adj-no on the way home from work | 勤め帰り |
| gen. | n on-site work | 現業 news2 nf26 (げんぎょう) |
| gen. | original work | 原書 (げんしょ) |
| gen. | n adj-no original work | 原作 ichi1 news1 nf06 (げんさく) |
| gen. | Other work | 他の工事河川工事以外の、 かせんこうじいがいの |
| gen. | n outside work | 出仕事 (でしごと) |
| gen. | n vs outside work | 外回り news2 nf29 (そとまわり) |
| gen. | n outstanding work of calligraphy | 名筆 |
| gen. | n overtime work | 時間外労働 (じかんがいろうどう) |
| gen. | n one's own literary work | 自著 news2 nf30 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no one's own work | 自作 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | n yoji painstakingly polishing a piece of literary work | 彫心鏤骨 |
| gen. | n part-time work | 非常勤 news1 nf13 (ひじょうきん) |
| gen. | n pearl work | 真珠細工 |
| gen. | n people who study or work while listening to the radio | 乍ら族 (or watching television, etc.) |
| gen. | n people who study or work while listening to the radio | ながら族 (or watching television, etc.) |
| gen. | n period of work | 服務期間 |
| gen. | n person doing the actual work | 実務者 (as opposed to management) |
| gen. | n person who checks accuracy of written work | 校閲者 (こうえつしゃ) |
| gen. | n person who is totally devoted to his work | 仕事の虫 |
| gen. | n philanthropic work | 慈善事業 |
| gen. | pile foundation work | 杭基礎工 |
| gen. | piling work | 杭打工 |
| gen. | n place of work | 勤務場所 |
| gen. | n place of work | 職場 ichi1 news1 nf03 (しょくば) |
| gen. | n place of work | 就業地 |
| gen. | n place of work | 勤め先 ichi1 news1 nf22 (つとめさき) |
| gen. | plastic deformation work | 塑性変形仕事 |
| gen. | n hum poor work | 拙作 |
| gen. | n poor work | 愚作 |
| gen. | n poor work | 駄作 |
| gen. | n posthumous work | 遺著 |
| gen. | posthumous work | 遺書 news1 nf15 |
| gen. | n practical work experience | 実務 news1 nf05 |
| gen. | n preceding work | 前作 |
| gen. | adj-na n pressure of work | 多忙 ichi1 news1 nf21 |
| gen. | n previous work | 先行研究 |
| gen. | n previous work | 前作 |
| gen. | n yoji craftsman's pride in his work | 職人根性 |
| gen. | n yoji a craftsman's pride in one's work | 職人気質 |
| gen. | n prime contract work | 元請 (もとうけ) |
| gen. | n prime contract work | 元請け (もとうけ) |
| gen. | n processing work | 整理業務 |
| gen. | productive work | 生産性事業 |
| gen. | n progress of work | 工程 ichi1 news1 nf13 (kōtei) |
| gen. | n yoji propaganda work | 宣伝工作 |
| gen. | protective work | 救済事業 |
| gen. | quantity of each work item | 工事数量 |
| gen. | n quantity of work | 作業量 (さぎょうりょう) |
| gen. | n quick work | 早技 |
| gen. | n quick work | 速業 |
| gen. | n quick work | 早わざ |
| gen. | n quick work | 早業 news2 nf45 |
| gen. | n quick-and-dirty work | 遣っ付け仕事 |
| gen. | n quick-and-dirty work | やっつけ仕事 |
| gen. | n range of work | 活動範囲 (かつどうはんい) |
| gen. | n range of one's work | 職域 news2 nf27 (occupation) |
| gen. | n one's regular work | 通常業務 |
| gen. | n regular work | 定職 news2 nf32 (ていしょく) |
| gen. | n vs reporting for work | 出勤 ichi1 news1 nf12 (しゅっきん) |
| gen. | n restoration restorative work | 復元作業 |
| gen. | restoration work from disaster | 災害復旧 |
| gen. | n vs returning to work | 復業 |
| gen. | n review work | 検討作業 |
| gen. | river bank protection work | 河岸防護工 |
| gen. | river improvement work | 改修工事 |
| gen. | n rough work | 粗造り |
| gen. | n rough work | 荒仕事 |
| gen. | n salary based on work evaluation | 職能給 (しょくのうきゅう) |
| gen. | n salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours | 割り増し手当 |
| gen. | n salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours | 割増手当 (わりましてあて) |
| gen. | n school work | 学課 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n scrum work | スクラム・ワーク |
| gen. | n scrum work | スクラムワーク |
| gen. | n sedentary work | 坐職 |
| gen. | n sedentary work | 座職 |
| gen. | n sedentary work | 座業 (ざぎょう) |
| gen. | seepage control work | 遮水工 |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | あごで人を使う |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | 顎で使う |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | 頤で人を使う |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | あごで使う |
| gen. | set to work on revision, homework, etc. | 机に向かう |
| gen. | n vs setting to work | 使役 |
| gen. | n vs setting to work | 起工 news1 nf24 (kikō) |
| gen. | n settlement work | セッツルメント |
| gen. | n settlement work | セツルメント |
| gen. | n settlement work | 隣保事業 (りんぼじぎょう) |
| gen. | n shift work | 交替勤務 |
| gen. | n shift work | 交代勤務 |
| gen. | n side work | サイド・ワーク |
| gen. | n side work | サイドワーク |
| gen. | n adj-na adj-no yoji singlemindedly devoted to work | 仕事一途 |
| gen. | skeleton work | 牛わく工 |
| gen. | slinging work | 玉掛け (たまがけ) |
| gen. | slope protection work | のり覆工 |
| gen. | slope seeding work | 斜面実播工 |
| gen. | small amount of work | 一挙手一投足 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | n social group work | ソーシャル・グループ・ワーク |
| gen. | n social group work | ソーシャルグループワーク |
| gen. | n social welfare work | ソーシャル・サービス |
| gen. | n social welfare work | ソーシャルサービス |
| gen. | n social work | ソーシャル・ワーク |
| gen. | n social work | セッツルメント |
| gen. | n social work | セツルメント |
| gen. | n social work | 社会福祉事業 |
| gen. | n social work | ソーシャルワーク |
| gen. | n social work | 隣保事業 (りんぼじぎょう) |
| gen. | n social work | 社会事業 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n suf someone doing that work | 者 |
| gen. | someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art | 像主 |
| gen. | n spade work | 下準備 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | n spade work | 予備工作 |
| gen. | n spade work | 下仕事 |
| gen. | special work allowance | 特殊勤務手当 |
| gen. | n splendid excellent work | 秀作 news1 nf18 |
| gen. | n splendid work | 快作 news2 nf42 |
| gen. | exp spoiling someone's work | 権兵衛が種まきゃ烏がほじくる |
| gen. | exp spoiling someone's work | 権兵衛が種まきゃカラスがほじくる |
| gen. | exp spoiling someone's work | 権兵衛が種蒔きゃ烏がほじくる |
| gen. | n yoji staggered work hours | 時差出勤 |
| gen. | n vs start of construction work | 着工 news1 nf08 (ちゃっこう) |
| gen. | n vs start of work | 始業 news1 nf20 (しぎょう) |
| gen. | start work | 手を下す (on) |
| gen. | start work | 手をくだす (on) |
| gen. | start work | 着手 ichi1 news1 nf18 (on, ちゃくしゅ) |
| gen. | start work on | 手を付ける |
| gen. | start work on | 手を着ける |
| gen. | start work on | 手をつける |
| gen. | n steel frame-work | 鉄骨工事 (てっこつ・こうぢ) |
| gen. | steel pile insertion work | 鋼杭挿入工 |
| gen. | steel pile insertion work | 鋼ぐい挿入工 |
| gen. | stop-work order | 工事中止命令 |
| gen. | street construction work | 街路事業 |
| gen. | subcontract for work | 下請契約 (したうけけいやく) |
| gen. | Sub-Letting the Whole of the Work | 一括下請 |
| gen. | substructure work | 下部工事 (かぶこうじ) |
| gen. | n adj-no superb piece of work | 絶品 news2 nf34 |
| gen. | take a rest after work | 骨を休める |
| gen. | n taking up a new line of work | 事始め |
| gen. | temporary absence from work | 休業 (きゅうぎょう) |
| gen. | n temporary extra work | 加役 |
| gen. | temporary work | 仮設工事、 こうじ (かせつ) |
| gen. | n the opposite team in a two-turns work group | 反対番 |
| gen. | n the original work | 原著 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n the right to work | 労働権 (ろうどうけん) |
| gen. | exp the 8th month has the least work for farmers | 八月大名 |
| gen. | n the work of man | 人間業 |
| gen. | n the work of officials | 吏務 |
| gen. | n the work doings of so-and-so | 某の仕業 |
| gen. | thermal equivalent of work | 仕事の熱当量 (shigoto no netsutōryō) |
| gen. | exp things always work out | 良くしたもの |
| gen. | exp things don't work that well in the real world | そうは問屋がおろさない |
| gen. | exp things don't work that well in the real world | 然うは問屋が卸さない |
| gen. | exp things don't work that well in the real world | そうは問屋が卸さない |
| gen. | n this work | 本作 |
| gen. | n vs yoji tireless hard work | 粒粒辛苦 |
| gen. | n vs yoji tireless hard work | 粒々辛苦 |
| gen. | n tortoiseshell work | 鼈甲細工 |
| gen. | n traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations | ソーラン節 |
| gen. | n trick work | トリック・ワーク |
| gen. | n trick work | トリックワーク |
| gen. | trivial work of art | 尺けん |
| gen. | trivial work of art | 尺縑 |
| gen. | n two-part work | 二部作 |
| gen. | n two-shift work program | 二交替制労働 (programme) |
| gen. | unit of work | 仕事の単位 |
| gen. | n unnecessary work | 冗用 |
| gen. | unpaid work | 役 |
| gen. | unproductive work | 非生産性事業 |
| gen. | n valuable work | 良書 news2 nf44 |
| gen. | Value of Completed Work | 完成工事価格 |
| gen. | Variation of Work | 工事変更 |
| gen. | virtual work | 仮想仕事 (kasō-shigoto) |
| gen. | n yoji visit to gift for persons hard at work as a sign of support | 陣中見舞 |
| gen. | n yoji visit to gift for persons hard at work as a sign of support | 陣中見舞い |
| gen. | n voluminous work | 大著 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | water proofing work | 防水工 |
| gen. | n wearing oneself out with work | 奔命 |
| gen. | n welfare work | セッツルメント |
| gen. | n welfare work | 福祉事業 |
| gen. | n welfare work | セツルメント |
| gen. | n welfare work | 隣保事業 (りんぼじぎょう) |
| gen. | n whole work | 全作 |
| gen. | n will to work | 勤労意欲 |
| gen. | wire-cylinder work | 蛇かご張工 |
| gen. | n wiring work | 配線工事 (haisen-kōji) |
| gen. | n without missing a day of work | 無欠勤 |
| gen. | woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion | お引き摺り |
| gen. | woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion | お引摺り |
| gen. | woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion | 引き摺り |
| gen. | woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion | 引摺り |
| gen. | woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion | 引きずり |
| gen. | n women's work pants | もんぺ |
| gen. | n wooden mosaic work | 寄木細工 |
| gen. | n wooden mosaic work | 寄せ木細工 news2 nf47 (よせぎ・ざいく) |
| gen. | n work cattle | 役牛 |
| gen. | n work clothes | 作業着 |
| gen. | n work clothes | 労働服 |
| gen. | n work clothes | 仕事着 (しごとぎ) |
| gen. | n work clothes | 事務服 |
| gen. | n work clothes | 作業服 (sagyōfuku) |
| gen. | n work clothes | 作業衣 |
| gen. | n work cow | 役牛 |
| gen. | n work environment | 作業環境 spec1 (さぎょうかんきょう) |
| gen. | n one's work environment | 職場環境 |
| gen. | work flow chart | 工程図 (kōteizu) |
| gen. | work into | 組入れる |
| gen. | work into | 組み入れる news2 nf29 (くみいれる) |
| gen. | n work location | 勤務地 (きんむち) |
| gen. | n work party | 作業班 |
| gen. | n work permit | 労働許可証 |
| gen. | n work position | 仕事口 |
| gen. | work progress | 作業工程 (さぎょうこうてい) |
| gen. | n work schedule | 工程表 (こうてい・ひょう) |
| gen. | work someone hard | 使い回す |
| gen. | work someone hard | 使いまわす |
| gen. | work someone hard | 扱き使う |
| gen. | work someone hard | 扱使う |
| gen. | work someone hard | こき使う |
| gen. | work someone hard | 扱く (こく) |
| gen. | n work using the hands | 手業 |
| gen. | work vessel | 作業船 (さぎょうせん) |
| gen. | n written work | 草子 (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll) |
| gen. | n written work | 双紙 (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll) |
| gen. | n written work | 冊子 (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll) |
| gen. | n written work | 草紙 news2 nf40 (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll) |
| gen. | exp v5r you'll only make work for yourself | 薮蛇に成る |
| gen. | exp v5r you'll only make work for yourself | 薮蛇になる |
| gen. | n your literary work | 高著 |