| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | exp obsc attacking strength by means of with weakness | 至弱をもって至強にあたる |
| gen. | bearish, weakness, selling-off trend | 軟調 (なんちょう) |
| gen. | considering association with women and interest in fashion as weakness and focusing on strength and manliness | 硬派 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | expose weakness to an adversary | 敵に後ろを見せる |
| gen. | exp adj-i having a weakness for | 目が無い |
| gen. | exp adj-i having a weakness for | 目がない |
| gen. | n having a weakness for fine clothes | 着道楽 |
| gen. | n human weakness | 人間味 news2 nf28 |
| gen. | n indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region. Used when specific diagnosis is not known. | 頸肩腕症候群 |
| gen. | n nervous weakness | 虫気 |
| gen. | exp One's strength is his weakness | 長所は短所 |
| gen. | save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness | 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. | save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness | 敵に塩を送る |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses | 虚虚実実 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses | 虚々実々 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | strength and weakness | 濃淡 news1 nf22 (of flavor) |
| gen. | n strength and weakness | 強弱 news2 nf25 spec2 (きょうじゃく) |
| gen. | n strengths and weaknesses | 得手不得手 |
| comp., MS | strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis | SWOT 分析 (An analysis of the internal and external environmental factors performed as part of developing the organizational strategy) |
| gen. | take advantage of weakness | 弱みにつけ込む |
| gen. | take advantage of weakness | 弱みに付け込む |
| gen. | take advantage of weakness | 弱みにつけこむ |
| gen. | n time of weakness | 弱り目 |
| gen. | n yoji weakness for fine clothes | 衣装道楽 |
| gen. | n weakness in execution | 弱行 |