| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n diary with illustrations | 絵日記 |
| gen. | n diary written in prison | 獄中記 |
| gen. | n diary written while ill in bed | 病床日誌 |
| gen. | n dream diary | 夢日記 |
| inf. | n exchanging diary between friends | 交換日記 (usually at school) |
| gen. | job diary | 作業日誌 |
| gen. | keep a diary | 着ける ichi1 |
| gen. | keep a diary | 日記をつける |
| gen. | keep a diary | 日記を付ける |
| gen. | keep a diary | 附ける |
| gen. | keep a diary | 付ける ichi1 |
| gen. | n literature written in diary form | 日記文学 |
| gen. | n n-suf nature, etc. observation diary | 観察日記 |
| gen. | n prison diary | 獄中日記 |
| obs. | n private diary | 枕草紙 |
| tech. | site diary | 現場日誌 (げんばにっし) |
| gen. | The Diary of a Young Girl | アンネの日記 (journals of Anne Frank, published in 1947) |
| gen. | the Diary of Murasaki Shikibu | 紫式部日記 (unclass) |
| gen. | Tosa Diary | 土佐日記 (unclass; 935CE) |
| gen. | n travel diary | 旅日記 |