| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | adj-t adv-to yoji a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes | 墨痕淋漓 |
| gen. | n clothes for doing farm work or working in fields | 野良着 |
| el., sec.sys. | designated person in control of a work activity | 作業監督者 |
| gen. | exp heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age | 若い時の苦労は買うてもせよ |
| gen. | in a sports team esp. at school someone who does the routine drudge work | マネジャー gai1 |
| gen. | in a sports team esp. at school someone who does the routine drudge work | マネージャ |
| gen. | in a sports team esp. at school someone who does the routine drudge work | マネージャー ichi1 |
| gen. | n in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style | 破体 |
| gen. | exp in the course of one's work | 業務上 |
| gen. | n in the midst of work | 仕事中 spec1 |
| gen. | exp in the midst of your work | ご多忙中 (often used as a formal phrase in business letters, etc.) |
| gen. | exp in the midst of your work | 御多忙中 (often used as a formal phrase in business letters, etc.) |
| gen. | n yoji leisure in the intervals of one's work | 忙中有閑 |
| gen. | n vs yoji living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits | 晴耕雨読 |
| gen. | exp not in the work force | 非労動力 |
| 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. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | 顎で使う |
| 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 | 頤で人を使う |
| gen. | set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion | あごで使う |
| gen. | n sexual harassment from colleagues in the work environment | 環境型セクハラ |
| gen. | adj-i slow in start work | 腰の重い |
| gen. | exp slow in starting work | 腰が重い |
| gen. | n vs starting to work in a shop | 入店 |
| gen. | n the opposite team in a two-turns work group | 反対番 |
| 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 traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations | ソーラン節 |
| gen. | n yoji work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses | 殿様仕事 |
| gen. | n work hakama for use in the snow | 雪袴 |
| rel., budd. | n work in a Zen temple | 作務 (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields) |
| comp., MS | work in process | 仕掛品 (Material that is in some stage of the manufacturing process, from raw material issued to a production order to a manufactured product ready for acceptance into inventory) |
| gen. | work in process | 工程間在庫 |
| gen. | work in process | 仕掛り在庫 |
| comp., MS | work in process calculation | 仕掛計算 (The value (hours) posted to the balance sheet as a project progresses. The WIP calculation applies to fixed-price projects, time and material projets and investment projects) |
| gen. | n work in progress | 仕掛かり品 |
| gen. | n work in progress | 仕掛け品 |
| comp., MS | work in progress | 仕掛品 (Material that is in some stage of the manufacturing process, from raw material issued to a production order to a manufactured product ready for acceptance into inventory) |
| gen. | n work in progress | 仕掛り品 (しかかりひん) |
| gen. | work in two or more jobs simultaneously | 兼ねる ichi1 news1 nf23 (positions, etc.) |
| gen. | n work of art the creator has confidence in | 自信作 |
| gen. | Work-In-Process | 仕掛品 (WIP) |
| gen. | n adj-no work-in-progress | 作業中 |