Trouble

"Trouble" in Japanese

厄介

yakkai

(effort)

厄介事

yakkaigoto

(distressful or dangerous situation)

厄介事

yakkaigoto

(violent occurrence)

問題

mondai

(difficulty)

問題

mondai

(malfunction)

心配事

shimpaigoto

(difficulty)

揉め事

momegoto

(distressful or dangerous situation)

揉め事

momegoto

(violent occurrence)

迷惑

meiwaku

(distressful or dangerous situation)

障害

shōgai

(malfunction)

骨折り

honeori

(effort)

手数を掛ける

tesū-o kakeru

(to bother; to annoy)

面倒を掛ける

mendō-o kakeru

(to bother; to annoy)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.