| 降任 | demotion |
| 運に任せる | to trust to luck |
| 運を天に任せる | to leave to chance |
| 重い任務 | important task |
| 責任を避ける | to shirk a responsibility |
責任を取る 責任をとる | to take responsibility for |
| 責任を担う | to shoulder responsibility |
任に当たる 任にあたる | to undertake a duty |
| 主任教授 | chairperson (head) (of the department of psychology) |
| 常任指揮者 | regular (permanent) conductor |
| 専任講師 | full-time lecturer, instructor |
| 道義的責任 | moral obligation |
| 任意団体 | private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law), private organisation |
| 任命権 | appointive power |
| 委任統治 | mandate |
| 委任立法 | delegated legislation |
| 企業責任 | corporate responsibility |
| 軍事任務 | military mission |
| 信任票 | vote of confidence |
| 製造物責任 | product liability |
| 製造物責任法 | product liability law |
| 戦争責任 | war responsibility |
| 特別背任 | aggravated breach of trust |
| 非常任理事国 | non-permanent member (UN Security Council) |
| 不信任決議 | censure vote |
| 不信任動議 | censure motion |
| 責任回避 | avoidance of responsibility |
| 責任問題 | a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies, a question of who is responsible (to blame) |
| 白紙委任 | carte blanche, blank check, blank cheque, unconditional authority |
| 不適任者 | unqualified (incompetent) person, square peg in a round hole |
| 連帯責任 | collective responsibility, joint liability |
彼方任せ 貴方任せ あなた任せ | depending on others, leaving things to others |
| 説明責任 | accountability, being held accountable |
| 期差選任 | staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers) |
| 最適任者 | best qualified person, most suitable person |
お任せ 御任せ | leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef) |
| 退任展 | farewell exhibition, retrospective (exhibition), exhibition in commemoration of retirement |
責任逃れ 責任のがれ | avoiding or dodging responsibility |
| 責任を持って | responsibly, properly, correctly |
| 責任を持って果たす | to take the responsibility (for an action), to carry out in a responsible manner |
| 責任を持つ | to be responsible for, to bear the responsibility of |
| 質欠陥の責任 | quality and defects liability |
| 担保責任 | warranty |
| 瑕疵担保責任 | warranty against defects |
| 担任教師 | class teacher, homeroom teacher, form teacher |
| 最高責任者 | chief executive |
| 内閣不信任案 | parliamentary motion of non-confidence against the cabinet |
| 有限責任会社 | limited liability company (US, Australia, etc.), LLC |