甘あまかない

expression, i-adjective

not easy; not lenient; not soft

Colloquial, non-standard negative of 甘い (sense 4: 'easy, lenient, soft'). Used in casual speech to mean something is not a pushover, not naive, or not going easy. Often carries a tough or strict nuance.

See also: 甘い (あまい)

• あの先せん生せいは甘あまかないよ。宿しゅく題だい忘わすれたらすぐ居い残のこりだ。

  That teacher isn't lenient. If you forget your homework, you get detention right away.

• この問もん題だいは甘あまかない。一ひと晩ばんじゃ解とけないかも。

  This problem isn't easy. I might not be able to solve it in one night.