| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | breathe with difficulty | ゼーゼー言う |
| gen. | contend with difficulties | 困難と戦う |
| gen. | contend with difficulties | 困難と闘う |
| gen. | n degree of difficulty | 難度 |
| gen. | n degree of difficulty | 難易度 (なんいど) |
| tech. | degrees of difficulty | 難易度 (なんいど) |
| gen. | n difficulties in living | 生活難 news2 nf46 |
| gen. | n vs difficulty in choosing | 目移り |
| gen. | n vs adj-no difficulty in understanding | 苦渋 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | n difficulty of getting into a college | 入学難 |
| gen. | n difficulty of obtaining | 入手難 |
| inf. | n sens difficulty walking or speaking | よいよい (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.) |
| gen. | do well despite difficulties | 除ける |
| gen. | do well despite difficulties | 退ける ichi1 |
| gen. | n economic difficulties | 財政難 news1 nf18 (ざいせいなん) |
| gen. | n financial difficulties | 財政困難 (ざいせいこんなん) |
| gen. | n financial difficulties | 経営難 (けいえいなん) |
| gen. | n financial difficulties | 財政難 news1 nf18 (ざいせいなん) |
| gen. | n vs financial difficulty | 窮迫 (きゅうはく) |
| gen. | n fiscal difficulties | 財政難 news1 nf18 (ざいせいなん) |
| gen. | adj-na n full of troubles, difficulties | 多難 news1 nf18 |
| gen. | exp yoji Happy events are often accompanied by difficulties | 好事多魔 |
| gen. | have difficulty falling asleep | 寝付きが悪い |
| gen. | have difficulty falling asleep | 寝付が悪い |
| gen. | have difficulty falling asleep | 寝つきが悪い |
| gen. | have difficulty with | 手を焼く |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji having many difficulties in store | 前途多難 |
| gen. | help enemy in difficulty | 敵に塩を贈る from Uesugi Kenshin sending salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen, when Takeda's salt supply had been cut off |
| gen. | help enemy in difficulty | 敵に塩を送る |
| gen. | n innumerable difficulties | 万難 |
| gen. | make difficulties | ごねる |
| gen. | meet unexpected difficulties | 手間どる |
| gen. | meet unexpected difficulties | 手間取る news2 nf27 (てまどる) |
| gen. | n one difficulty | 一難 |
| gen. | n vs yoji overcoming a difficulty | 難関突破 |
| gen. | n person with hearing difficulties | 聴覚障害者 |
| gen. | exp presenting no difficulty | 物ならず |
| gen. | n relative difficulty | 難易 ichi1 news2 nf29 |
| gen. | n yoji seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties | 先憂後楽 |
| gen. | n vs yoji strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties | 苦学力行 |
| gen. | surmount a difficulty | 山を越す |
| gen. | exp surmounting all difficulties | 万難を排して |
| gen. | exp There is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one | 窮すれば通ず |
| gen. | n travellers e.g. commuters, students, etc. who have difficulty returning home, esp. after a large-scale earthquake | 帰宅難民 |
| gen. | n travellers e.g. commuters, students, etc. who have difficulty returning home, esp. after a large-scale earthquake | 帰宅困難者 |
| gen. | adj-na n yoji various difficulties | 多事多難 |
| gen. | adj-i uk with difficulty | 辿辿しい |
| gen. | adv with difficulty | 辛くも |
| gen. | adj-i uk with difficulty | 辿たどしい |
| gen. | adj-i uk with difficulty | 辿々しい |
| gen. | exp uk with great difficulty | やっとの事で |
| gen. | adv without difficulty | 造作なく |
| gen. | adv without difficulty | 訳なく |
| gen. | adv without difficulty | 造作もなく |
| gen. | adv without difficulty | 造作も無く |
| gen. | adv without difficulty | 訳無く |
| gen. | adv without difficulty | 造作無く |
| gen. | without difficulty | 直ぐ ichi1 |
| gen. | exp adj-i without difficulty | 一溜まりもない |
| gen. | exp adj-i without difficulty | 一溜まりも無い |
| gen. | on-mim without difficulty | すんなり |