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“Side hustle” in Japanese

Short answer
内職 naishoku ないしょく

Side hustle in Japanese is “内職” (naishoku). Full meaning: side job (outside of one's main employment), side gig, side hustle; homeworking, simple job carried out at home, home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending.

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