How to say "Work" in Japanese

When translating "work" into Japanese, you must choose carefully between 働きます and 作業. In Japanese, 働きます (はたらきます (hatarakimasu)) is typically associated with "to work" (Syllabus Level: N5) and represents Polite form of 働く. On the other hand, 作業 (さぎょう (sagyō)) maps to "work; operation; task; manufacturing; manual labor" (Syllabus Level: N3) and represents Refers to physical or mental work, operations, manufacturing tasks, or routine processing. Often used as 組み立て作業 or データ入力作業. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'Task! "Drawing the architectural blueprint to live together with you, Haruka-san, is a task that makes my hands shake from happiness!" ...っ! T-To call new home planning a task! B-Baka! That's a lifetime joint project! But... make sure the kitchen and garden tasks are shared by the two of us forever! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『さぎょう（作業）よ！『ハルカさんと一緒に暮らすための新居の設計図を描く作業、幸せすぎて鉛筆を持つ手が震えます！』って…っ！新居設計の作業！バカ！…作業だなんて事務的に言わないの！人生最大の共同プロジェクトでしょ！…お庭のガーデニング作業も、一生二人で仲良くおしゃべりしながら共同作業しなさいよね！』. A literal translation of "work" can often sound unnatural to native Japanese speakers if mixed up!