| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | exp A big difference between what one hears and what one sees | 聞くと見るとは大違い |
| gen. | n a difference | 落差 news1 nf12 (rakusa) |
| gen. | exp a world of difference | 雲泥の差 news2 nf42 spec2 |
| gen. | n age difference | 年齢差 |
| gen. | n yoji there being all the difference in the world | 雲泥万里 |
| gen. | n allowable difference | 許容差 (きょようさ) |
| tech. | allowable pressure difference | 許容差圧 (きょようさあつ) |
| gen. | ascertain or tell the difference | 差を付ける (between) |
| gen. | ascertain or tell the difference | 差をつける (between) |
| phys. | astigmatic difference | 非点隔差 (ひてん・かくさ) |
| tech. | average speed difference | 平均速度差 (へいきんそくどさ) |
| phys. | backward difference | 接部階差 (ごぶ・かいさ) |
| gen. | backward difference | 後退差分 |
| gen. | n yoji being preoccupied with immediate superficial differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance | 朝三暮四 |
| phys. | calculus of finite difference | 差分法 (sabunhō) |
| gen. | centered difference | 中心差分 (chūshin-sabun) |
| phys. | central difference | 中心差分 (chūshin-sabun) |
| light. | CIE 1976 L* a* b* colour difference | CIE 1976 L* a* b*色差 |
| light. | CIE 1976 L* u* v* colour difference | CIE 1976 L* u* v*色差 |
| light. | CIELAB colour difference | CIE 1976 L* a* b*色差 |
| light. | CIELUV colour difference | CIE 1976 L* u* v*色差 |
| gen. | coefficient of regional difference | 地域係数 (ちいき・けいすう) |
| gen. | color-difference meter | 色差計 |
| gen. | n colour difference | 色差 (しきさ) |
| radio | colour difference signal | 色差信号 (shikisa-shingō) |
| tech. | common difference | 許代 (ゆるししろ) |
| gen. | n common difference | 公差 (in math., kōsa) |
| magn. | contact potential difference | 接触電位差 (sesshoku-den'isa) |
| auto.ctrl. | control difference variable | 偏差変数 |
| gen. | critical temperature difference | 臨界温度差 |
| gen. | current difference | 潮流速度差 |
| phys. | difference band | 差のバンド (sa no bando) |
| gen. | n difference between species | 種差 (i.e. logical species, biological species, etc.) |
| gen. | n difference between track followed by front and back inner wheels when turning | 内輪差 |
| gen. | n difference engine | 差機関 |
| math. | n difference equation | 差分方程式 (sabun-hōteishiki) |
| tech. | difference equation | 階差方程式 (かいさほうていしき) |
| comp. | n difference file | 差分ファイル |
| phys. | difference frequency | 差周波 (さしゅうは) |
| el., meas.inst. | difference galvanometer | 差動検流計 (sadō-kenryūkei) |
| phys. | difference group | 差群 (さぐん) |
| gen. | difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc. | 温度差 (おんどさ) |
| gen. | n difference in elevation | 高度差 |
| gen. | n difference in grades | 段差 (e.g. in go, shoji, etc., だんさ) |
| construct. | difference in level | 段差 (だんさ) |
| gen. | difference in level | 段差 (e.g. road, footpath, だんさ) |
| pwr.lines. | difference in levels | 支持点高低差 |
| gen. | n difference in temperature | 温度差 (おんどさ) |
| gen. | n difference in wins | 勝差 news2 nf42 (in number of games won) |
| tech. | difference limen | 弁別域値 (べんべついきち) |
| el., acoust. | difference limen for loudness | 音の大きさの弁別限 |
| el., acoust. | difference limen for pitch | 音の高さの弁別限 |
| comp. | n difference method | 差分法 (sabunhō) |
| tech. | difference of brightness | 輝度差 (きどさ) |
| gen. | difference of elevation | 高低差 (こうていさ) |
| gen. | difference of longitude | 経度差 |
| tech. | difference of luminance | 輝度差 (きどさ) |
| gen. | difference of opinion | 行違い |
| gen. | difference of opinion | 行き違い ichi1 news2 nf31 |
| tech. | difference of parallax | 視差差 (しささ) |
| gen. | difference of specific humidity | 飽差 (ほうさ) |
| gen. | difference of tidal level | 潮位差 |
| phys. | difference operator | 定差作用素 (ていさ・さようそ) |
| phys. | difference operator | 差分作用素 (さぶん・さようそ) |
| math. | n difference quotient | 差分商 (sabunshō) |
| radio | difference signal | 差信号 (sashingō) |
| gen. | difference spectrum | 差スペクトル |
| phys. | difference table | 差分表 (sabunhyō) |
| phys. | difference table | 階差表 (かいさひょう) |
| gen. | difference test | 識別テスト |
| gen. | n difference threshold | 弁別閾 |
| phys. | difference tone | 差音 (saon) |
| gen. | n yoji differences in skill | 上手下手 |
| phys. | differential-difference equation | 差分微分方程式 (さぶん・びぶん・ほうていしき) |
| baseb. | n distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost | ゲーム差 |
| math. | n divided difference | 差分商 (sabunshō) |
| gen. | double angle difference | 倍角差 |
| gen. | double difference | 二重位相差 |
| tech. | effective sound pressure level difference | 実効音圧差 (じっこうおんあつレベルさ) |
| gen. | electric potential difference | 電位差 (den'isa) |
| radio | electrical path length difference | 電気的路程差 |
| radio | electrical path length difference | 路程差 (ろていさ) |
| gen. | elevation difference | 比高 (ひこう) |
| gen. | energy due to concentration difference | 濃度差エネルギー |
| gen. | enthalpy-humidity difference ratio | 熱水分比 (ねっすいぶんひ) |
| tech. | equivalent outdoor temperature difference | 等価外気温度差 (とうかがいきおんどさ) |
| tech. | equivalent temperature difference | 相当温度差 (そうとうおんどさ) |
| antenn., opt. | ESI refractive index difference | 等価ステップインデックス屈折率差 |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no yoji essentially the same with only minor differences | 大同小異 |
| phys. | finite difference | 有限差 (ゆうげんさ) |
| gen. | finite difference | 差分 (sabun) |
| gen. | finite difference method | 差分法 (FDM, sabunhō) |
| tech. | finite difference method | 差分法 (sabunhō) |
| gen. | finite difference method | 有限差分法 (FDM, ゆうげん・さぶんほう) |
| gen. | forgetting one another's age difference | 忘年 |
| gen. | forward difference | 前進差分 (zenshin-sabun) |
| tech. | frequency difference | 周波数差 (しゅうはすうさ) |
| gen. | n generic difference | 属差 |
| gen. | n great difference | 雲壌 |
| gen. | n great difference | 大違い |
| gen. | n great difference | 逕庭 |
| gen. | n vs great difference | 懸絶 |
| gen. | n great difference | 径庭 |
| gen. | n adj-no great difference | 大差 news1 nf09 |
| gen. | n great difference | 雲泥 |
| gen. | n height difference | 高度差 |
| tech. | humidity pressure difference | 湿圧差 (しっあつさ) |
| gen. | exp yoji In every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial | 相碁井目 |
| comp. | n incremental difference | 差分 (e.g. between files, sabun) |
| gen. | individual difference | 個人差 |
| gen. | n individual difference | 個体差 |
| gen. | n individual differences | 個人差 news1 nf23 |
| gen. | n just-noticeable difference | 最小可知差異 (さいしょうかちさい) |
| gen. | know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality | 見わける (on sight or figuratively) |
| gen. | know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality | 見分ける news2 nf33 spec2 (on sight or figuratively) |
| tech. | least perceptible difference | 最小可知差異 (さいしょうかちさい) |
| el., acoust. | level difference | 室間音圧レベル差 |
| construct. | level difference | レベル差 (れべる・さ) |
| gen. | exp like the difference between heaven and hell | 月とすっぽん |
| gen. | exp like the difference between heaven and hell | 月と鼈 |
| phys. | linear difference equation | 線形差分方程式 (せんけい・さぶん・ほうていしき) |
| gen. | n local-foreign price difference | 内外価格差 |
| phys. | logarithmic mean temperature difference | 対数平物温度差 (たいすう・へいきん・おんどさ) |
| gen. | logarithmic mean temperature difference | 対数平均温度差 (たいすう・へいきん・おんど・さ) |
| tech. | logarithmic-mean absolute humidity difference | 対数平均絶対湿度差 (たいすうへいきんぜったいしっどさ) |
| tech. | logarithmic-mean enthalpy difference | 対数平均差 (たいすうへいきんエンタルビーさ) |
| tech. | logarithmic-mean temperature difference | 対数平均温度差 (たいすう・へいきん・おんど・さ) |
| light. | luminance difference threshold | 輝度弁別いき閾 |
| magn. | magnetic potential difference | 磁位差 (jiisa) |
| gen. | n marked difference | 格段の相違 |
| tech. | mean absolute humidity difference | エム•エッチ•ディー |
| snd.rec. | mean phase difference between related information | チャネル間位相差 |
| gen. | mean temperature difference | 平均温度差 (へいきん・おんど・さ) |
| gen. | n minor differences | 小異 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | morphological differences | 形態的相違点 |
| radio | negative phase difference | 位相進み 電磁波の (いそう・すすみ) |
| radio | negative phase difference | 負位相差 電磁波の |
| gen. | exp no difference | 変わりない |
| tech. | normalized band level difference | 規定差 (きていバンド•レベルさ) |
| el., acoust. | normalized level difference | 標準化レベル差 |
| gen. | optical path difference | 光路差 (こうろさ) |
| gen. | parallax difference | 視差差 (しささ) |
| phys. | path difference | 路程差 (ろていさ) |
| tech. | path difference | 行路差 (こうろさ) |
| radio | path length difference | 電気的路程差 |
| radio | path length difference | 路程差 (ろていさ) |
| snd.rec. | peak-to-peak phase difference between related information | チャネル間位相安定度 |
| tech. | permissible pressure difference | 許容差圧 (きょようさあつ) |
| tech. | phase difference | 相差 (そうさ) |
| transf. | phase difference for a transformer | 位相変位 (いそう・へん'い) |
| gen. | phase difference | 位相差 (isōsa) |
| el. | phase difference angle | 位相差 (isōsa) |
| el. | phase difference angle | 位相差角 |
| gen. | phase difference detection method | 位相差検出法 |
| obs. | point of difference | 変わり目 news2 nf27 |
| obs. | point of difference | 変り目 |
| obs. | point of difference | 替り目 |
| obs. | point of difference | 変目 io |
| obs. | point of difference | 替わり目 |
| gen. | n point of difference | 違いめ |
| gen. | n point of difference | 違い目 |
| radio | positive phase difference | 位相遅れ 電磁波の (isō-okure) |
| radio | positive phase difference | 正位相差 電磁波の |
| el. | potential difference | 電位差 (den'isa) |
| gen. | n electric potential difference | 電位差 (den'isa) |
| gen. | n pressure difference | 圧力差 (atsuryokusa) |
| gen. | n qualitative difference | 格差 ichi1 news1 nf03 |
| phys. | reciprocal difference | 逆差分 (gyaku-sabun) |
| tech. | regional difference | 地域格差 (ちいきかくさ) |
| gen. | n regional difference | 地域差 (ちいきさ) |
| construct. | regional differences | 地域格差 (ちいきかくさ) |
| el., acoust. | relative difference limen for frequency | 音の高さの弁別比 |
| gen. | adj-na n remarkable difference | 段違い news2 nf32 |
| comp., MS | rounding difference | 丸め誤差 (The deviation from an exact value resulting from the use of rounding, まるめ・ごさ) |
| gen. | exp n scant difference | 五十歩百歩 |
| comp., MS | set difference | 差集合 (The collection of elements in one set that do not appear in the other set) |
| gen. | n sex difference | 性差 |
| gen. | n shade of difference | 僅少差 |
| gen. | n significant difference | 有意差 |
| gen. | n similarities and differences | 同異 |
| gen. | single difference | 一重位相差 |
| gen. | n slight difference | 小差 news1 nf15 |
| tech. | solar air temperature difference | 相当外気温度差 (そうとうがいきおんどさ) |
| tech. | sound pressure level difference | 音圧差 (おんあつレベルさ) |
| radio | space phase difference | 空間位相差 |
| gen. | n specific difference | 種差 |
| tech. | speed difference | 速度差 (そくとさ) |
| gen. | split the difference | 間を取る |
| gen. | n spot the difference | 間違い探し (puzzle) |
| tech. | standard sound level difference | 標準音圧差 (ひょうじゅんおんあつレベルさ) |
| auto.ctrl. | steady-state control difference variable | 定常状態偏差変数 |
| phys. | tabular differences | 表差 (hyōsa) |
| gen. | tell the difference between | 区別を付ける |
| gen. | tell the difference between | 区別をつける |
| construct. | temperature difference | 温度差 (おんどさ) |
| gen. | temporal difference | 時間差 (ぢかんさ) |
| gen. | exp yoji the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle | 虚実皮膜 |
| proverb | exp there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes | 見ると聞くとは大違い |
| tech. | time difference | 時間差 (ぢかんさ) |
| phys. | time difference | 時差 (jisa) |
| gen. | n time difference | 時差 ichi1 news1 nf14 (jisa) |
| radiobiol. | transepithelial potential difference | 経上皮電位差 |
| radiobiol. | transmembrane potential difference | 膜電位 (maku-den'i) |
| gen. | transmembrane pressure difference | 膜差圧 |
| gen. | upwind difference method | 風上差分法 |
| gen. | exp n very small difference | タッチの差 (esp. in time) |
| construct. | voltage difference | 電圧差 (でん'あつさ) |
| gen. | n wage difference | 賃金の差 |
| gen. | adj-na n wide difference | 段違い news2 nf32 |
| gen. | exp wide difference | 雲泥の差 news2 nf42 spec2 |
| sumo. | win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers | 枚数 ichi1 news1 nf13 |
| gen. | exp won't make much difference | どうなるものでもない |
| gen. | 12-year age difference | 廻り |
| gen. | 12-year age difference | 回り ichi1 |