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苦手
にがて
Common word
N3
な-adjectives
poor at; weak in; not good at · not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite; dislike
苦労
くろう
Common word
N3
Nouns
trouble; hardship; difficulty; labor; toil; pains · anxiety; worry; concern; cares
苦しい
くるしい
Common word
N3
い-adjectives
painful; physically hard; tough · distressing; emotionally painful; awkward · financially tight; needy; struggling · strained; forced; far-fetched · hard to do; unpleasant to do
めちゃくちゃ
Common word
N3
な-adjectives
absurd; nonsensical; unreasonable · extreme; reckless; senseless · disorderly; chaotic; messy · incredibly; really; super
苦しむ
くるしむ
Common word
N3
Verbs
suffer; be in pain; struggle; be troubled
苦痛
くつう
Common word
N3
Nouns
pain; agony; suffering; distress
苦しみ
くるしみ
Common word
N2
Nouns
pain; suffering; anguish; hardship
苦情
くじょう
Common word
N3
Nouns
complaint; grievance; objection
苦
く
Nouns
pain; suffering; hardship; worry · duhkha (Buddhist suffering)
苦しめる
くるしめる
Common word
N1
Verbs
torment; inflict physical pain; hurt · harass; cause emotional pain; distress; bother
苦戦
くせん
Common word
Nouns
hard fight; struggle; close game
苦悩
くのう
Common word
N1
Nouns
mental agony; anguish; distress
苦笑
くしょう
Common word
Nouns
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh
ご苦労
ごくろう
Nouns
trouble; hard work · thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
苦い
にがい
Common word
N4
い-adjectives
bitter
むちゃくちゃ
Common word
N2
な-adjectives
nonsensical; absurd; unreasonable · reckless; excessive; awfully · disorder; confusion; jumbled · very; extremely; excessively
苦言
くげん
Common word
Nouns
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion
苦難
くなん
Common word
Nouns
hardship; suffering; trial
息苦しい
いきぐるしい
N1
い-adjectives
choking; suffocating; stifling · oppressive; heavy
クララ
くらら
Nouns
Sophora flavescens; shrubby sophora
苦境
くきょう
Common word
Nouns
difficult situation; predicament; dilemma
見苦しい
みぐるしい
Common word
N2
い-adjectives
unsightly; ugly; shameful
苦笑い
にがわらい
Common word
N1
Nouns
bitter smile; wry smile; forced laugh
苦味
にがみ
Common word
N2
Nouns
bitterness; bitter taste
堅苦しい
かたくるしい
N1
い-adjectives
stiff; formal; ceremonious; strict
苦行
くぎょう
Nouns
ascetic practice; penance; mortification · hardship; ordeal; strenuous task
心苦しい
こころぐるしい
N1
い-adjectives
painful; feeling sorry; regretful
一苦労
ひとくろう
N1
Nouns
a hard time; trouble; pains
四苦八苦
しくはっく
Nouns
dire distress; great hardship; struggling desperately · the four and eight kinds of suffering (Buddhism)
暑苦しい
あつくるしい
N1
い-adjectives
sultry; sweltering; oppressively hot · uncomfortably hot-looking; stuffy-looking
苦渋
くじゅう
Common word
Nouns
bitterness; distress; anguish · bitterness and astringency
ほろ苦い
ほろにがい
い-adjectives
slightly bitter · bittersweet
苦心
くしん
Common word
N2
Nouns
pains; hard work; effort; trouble
悪戦苦闘
あくせんくとう
Nouns
hard fighting; desperate struggle; fighting against heavy odds
苦闘
くとう
Nouns
hard fight; difficult struggle
苦慮
くりょ
Common word
Nouns
worry; be anxious; rack one's brains
苦悶
くもん
Nouns
anguish; agony; torment
苦肉の策
くにくのさく
Common word
Expressions
last resort; desperate measure
苦労人
くろうにん
Nouns
worldly-wise person; person who has seen much of life
重苦しい
おもくるしい
Common word
い-adjectives
heavy; oppressive; gloomy; stifling
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