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名詞

1

（＝難問）a hard question; a puzzling question; a perplexing problem; a knotty problem; a hard nut to crack

2

（＝人を閉口させる難題）a floorer; a poser; a staggerer; a silencer; a clincher; a choker

用例

• むしった毛をもと通りせよとはそりゃ難題だ
  Restore the torn hair? That's a staggerer.

• 三番は難題だった
  The third question was a floorer.

3

（＝無理な条件）unreasonable terms; a large order

用例

• 難題をかける
  to make terms

• 今度来たら難題をかけてやれ
  The next time he comes, you must make terms.
• 千円耳を揃えて出せってそりゃ難題だ
  Pay down a thousand yen? That's a large order.
• 僕のところへ無理難題を持ち込んで来る
  They make unreasonable demands of me―demand too much of me―require too much of me―ask too much of me.