deed; act; work; performance
Refers to a deliberate action, often with a nuance of skill, effort, or moral weight. Can be used in both positive and negative contexts.
His brave deed moved many people.
これは人間の業とは思えないほどの精巧さだ。
This is so exquisite that it hardly seems like human work.
stunt; feat; extraordinary skill
physical labor; manual work; heavy work · drastic move; power technique; display of power
heavy work; manual labour · feat of strength
quick work; clever feat; sleight of hand
sharp sword; well-made blade
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat · Shinto ritual
works of the gods; divine work
tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow
acrobatics; risky undertaking
humanly possible; work of man; human feat
side job; sideline · one-handed act; doing something with one hand
An ancient native Japanese noun meaning an act, work, or skill; 業 is a semantic spelling chosen for those meanings. It is related to adverbs such as わざと and わざわざ.