たまらない

expression, i-adjective

unbearable; intolerable; too much to stand

Negative use for pain, heat, smells, pressure, annoyance, and other things one feels unable to endure.

• この暑あつさはたまらない。

  This heat is unbearable.

• 腐くさった魚さかなのにおいがたまらない。

  The smell of rotten fish is intolerable.

expression, i-adjective

irresistible; fantastic; out of this world

Positive, often conversational use for something so good, appealing, or pleasurable that one can hardly resist it.

• 風ふ呂ろ上あがりの冷つめたいビールがたまらない。

  A cold beer after a bath is irresistible.

• このラーメンのスープがたまらない。

  The soup in this ramen is out of this world.

expression, i-adjective

cannot help doing or feeling; be extremely; be eager to

Used after the te-form, as in 気になってたまらない, 眠くてたまらない, or 好きでたまらない. It emphasizes that a feeling, desire, or state is so strong that it cannot be suppressed.

• 試し験けんの結けっ果かが気きになってたまらない。

  I can't help worrying about the exam results.

• 昨さく夜やあまり寝ねていないので、眠ねむくてたまらない。

  I barely slept last night, so I'm unbearably sleepy.

• この漫まん画がが好すきでたまらない。

  I can't get enough of this manga.