- 責任【せきにん】 - duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff), liability, onus 
- 責める【せめる】 - to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise, to reproach, to accuse, to urge, to press, to pester, to torture, to torment, to persecute, to break in (a horse) 
- 責任者【せきにんしゃ】 - person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff), person responsible for ..., responsible party, supervisor, manager 
- 無責任【むせきにん】 - irresponsibility 
- 責務【せきむ】 - duty, obligation 
- 引責【いんせき】 - taking responsibility 
- 刑事責任【けいじせきにん】 - criminal liability 
- 責任感【せきにんかん】 - sense of responsibility 
- 自責【じせき】 - self-condemnation, self-reproach, self-accusation 
- 道義的責任【どうぎてきせきにん】 - moral obligation 
- 免責【めんせき】 - exemption from responsibility, disclaimer 
- 問責【もんせき】 - blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke 
- 重責【じゅうせき】 - heavy responsibility 
- 職責【しょくせき】 - one's duty, responsibilities pertaining to one's work 
- 自責点【じせきてん】 - earned run 
- 責め【せめ】 - responsibility, liability, blame, torture, torment 
- 無過失責任【むかしつせきにん】 - no-fault liability 
- 自賠責保険【じばいせきほけん】 - mandatory vehicle liability insurance 
- 責任転嫁【せきにんてんか】 - shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone), passing the buck