| 経書 | classic Confucian writings |
| 経済白書 | economic white paper |
| 陳述書 | written statement, statement of facts |
| 陳情書 | petition |
| 講書 | interpretation of a book |
| 約定書 | written contract |
| 角書き | two-line subtitle |
| 翻訳書 | translation |
| 案内書呈 | presentation of a guidebook |
| 緯書 | book of omens appended to Confucian Chinese classics |
| 韻書 | Chinese dictionary arranged by finals |
| 書き著す | to publish (a book) |
| 書き起こす | to begin (start) writing |
| 書き候 | (have the honor, honour) to write |
| 書き飛ばす | to write (dash) off |
| 挟書 | possession of books |
| 具申書 | full (detailed) report |
| 購書 | purchased books, purchasing books |
| 懇書 | your kind letter |
| 小説を書く | to write a novel |
| 書記補 | assistant clerk |
| 書類を見る | to examine papers |
| 真書 | square style, another name for "kaisho" |
| 晋書 | History of the Jin Dynasty |
| 親展書 | confidential letter |
| 真で書く | to write in the square style |
| 辞書類 | dictionaries (and similar books) |
| 控え書き | memo, notes |
| 必読書 | must-read (book), required reading |
| 一筆書く | to drop a few lines |
| 領収書の控え | counterfoil of a receipt |
| 辞書部門 | lexicon |
| 意見書 | opinion in writing, written opinion, argument |
| 和英辞書 | Japanese-English dictionary |
| 育児書 | book on child-rearing |
| 解説書 | (instruction) manual, handbook |
| 官製葉書 | official (government) postcard, postal card |
| 関係書類 | relevant documents, (all) the documents related (to the matter) |
| 居住証明書 | certificate of residence |
| 権利書 | title deed, certificate of title |
| 古書市 | secondhand book fair |
| 古書展 | exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books |
| 行政書士 | administrative scrivener, notary public, paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration |
| 在学証明書 | certificate of student status, student ID card |
| 参考図書 | reference book (work) |
| 私製葉書 | unofficial postcard, private mailing card |
| 手配書 | wanted poster, wanted person bulletin, search instructions |
| 受験参考書 | crambook |
| 受領書 | receipt |
| 承諾書 | letter of acceptance, letter of consent |
| 新刊書 | new book, new publication |
| 申告書 | report, declaration |
| 図書費 | book budget |
| 成績証明書 | transcript of results, report of results |