| 業 |
| 1. n. work, task, business: the job at hand | |
| 2. n. profession, business, trade: what one does to earn a living | |
| 3. n. studies, scholarship (the act of being a scholar), the arts | |
| 医科の業に着手する - set to studying medicine, start one's medical studies | |
| 4. n. (Buddhism) karma | |
| 5. n. sin, misdeed | |
| 6. n. abbreviation of 業腹, tr=gōhara: resentment, resentful | |
| 7. n. a work of great significance or intent | |
| 8. n. an intentional act or action | |
| 9. n. (Buddhism) a Buddhist memorial service | |
| 10. n. one's job, occupation, profession | |
| 11. n. a matter or affair: implies a complication or problem | |
| 容易な業ではありませんよ。 - It's no easy matter, I tell you. | |
| 12. n. a technique, a means of doing something | |
| 業を磨く - polish one's technique | |
| 13. n. a move or technique in sumo, judo, kendo, or other competitive activity | |
| 14. n. a disaster, misfortune, calamity | |
