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adjective (keiyoushi)
painful;difficult;tough;hard
苦しい、やめろ。
It's so painful. Stop it!
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adjective (keiyoushi)
distressing;(psychologically) difficult;stressful;awkward (e.g. position)
彼は過去の苦しい生活を黙想した。
He meditated on his past life of suffering.
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adjective (keiyoushi)
straitened (circumstances);tight (financial situation);needy;struggling
彼の家族はかなり生活が苦しい。
His family is rather badly off.
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adjective (keiyoushi)
strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.);lame (e.g. excuse);forced (e.g. smile);far-fetched
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suffix · adjective (keiyoushi)
hard to do;unpleasant
after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい