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苦虫にがむしNounFreq #22749
1

bitter-tasting bug

苦行くぎょうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #22936
1

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

2

difficult work; strenuous task

息苦しいいきぐるしい～い Adj.Freq #5974
1

choking; suffocating; stifling

2

oppressive; heavy

重苦しいおもくるしい～い Adj.Freq #7464
1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

Examples
言葉は消え去っても、打撃はおもくるしく残る。
Words may pass but blows fall heavy.
見苦しいみぐるしい～い Adj.Freq #7730
1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful; shameful

Examples
ここだけの話だけれど、あの太った見苦しい魔女は減量中なのだ。
Between ourselves, the fat ugly witch is on a diet.
苦々しい苦苦しいにがにがしい～い Adj.Freq #8761
1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

Examples
私はそれをとても苦々しく思う。
I'm very bitter about that.
むちゃくちゃ《無茶苦茶》ムチャクチャUsually kanaFreq #9643
1

Yojijukugo; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic

Examples
彼女は泣きながら、彼からの手紙をむちゃくちゃに引き裂いて捨てた。
In tears, she tore up his letter and threw it away.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless

3

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up

4

Colloquial; Adverb (fukushi)

very; extremely; excessively

心苦しいこころぐるしい～い Adj.Freq #9948
1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

Examples
君と意見を異にするので私には心苦しい。
It pains me to disagree with your opinion.
ご苦労様ご苦労さま御苦労様御苦労さまごくろうさま～な Adj.ExpressionPoliteFreq #10587
1

Usu. to one's subordinate

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

Examples
ご苦労様でした。
Thank you for your trouble.
堅苦しいかたくるしいかたぐるしい～い Adj.Freq #11163
1

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

Examples
堅苦しいことはぬきにしましょう。
Let's dispense with formalities.
暑苦しいあつくるしい熱苦しい～い Adj.Freq #12866
1

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; oppressively hot

Examples
昨夜は暑くるしかった。
It was sultry last night.
2

uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

ご苦労さん御苦労さんごくろうさんExpressionFreq #14821
1

I appreciate your efforts

Examples
アリさん、今日もご苦労さんだよ。はい、角砂糖あげるよ。
Hi Mr Ant, keeping up the good work today as well. Here's a sugar cube.
苦し紛れくるしまぎれNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #21449
1

Oft. as 〜に

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

苦手意識にがていしきNounFreq #23168
1

awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

四苦八苦しくはっくNoun四字熟語Freq #24343
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money)

Examples
ホームページ作りに四苦八苦してるようだけど、手伝ってあげようか。
You look like you're having a lot of trouble setting up that web page. Want some help?
2

Buddhism

the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

気苦労きぐろうNoun～な Adj.Intransitive～する VerbFreq #25840
1

worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion

Examples
気苦労で彼は急にふけた。
Care aged him quickly.
微苦笑びくしょうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #27474
1

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

苦言くげんNounFreq #29566
1

candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice

Examples
一言苦言を呈したい。
Let me give you a piece of advice.
責め苦責苦せめくNounFreq #32059
1

torture; pains (of hell)

苦労人くろうにんNounFreq #35475
1

worldly-wise man

苦慮くりょNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #35553
1

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

Examples
国会議員は問題の解決に苦慮しています。
Legislators in the Diet are struggling to find a solution to the problem.
労苦ろうくNoun～する VerbFreq #39060
1

labor; labour; toil; hardship

Examples
私が提供できるのは血と労苦と涙と汗のみであります。
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
苦肉くにくNounFreq #39510
1

hurting oneself (to trick an adversary)

苦味くみNoun～の Adj.Freq #39881
1

Formal or literary term

bitterness; bitter taste

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