Have you checked kitsun.io? It’s a website created by the level 60 user @neicul which goal is to make studying flashcards better and more user-friendly. It’s paid to use but it offers 14 days of free trial.
Personally I also struggled with Anki during my first year of studies. Wanikani was just much better. Once Kitsun was released, I had no trouble learning vocabulary outside of WK.
Kitsun has Jisho integrated, which makes it so that you can literally search for a word in the dictionary and make the flashcard for it in seconds. Decks available in this platform are also more visually attractive (vs the bland white anki decks). There’s a bunch of others tools that really make it easier to study Japanese. If you’re up to a paid platform, it’s definitely worth giving it a look
