苦

being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort

Buddhism

pain caused by the five skandhas

horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus); kiwano; African horned cucumber; jelly melon

to cause one's parents distress

filled with numerous sufferings

toil and hardship

Buddhism

a Buddha or Bodhisattva taking away suffering and conferring peace

creeping lettuce (Ixeris stolonifera)

Buddhism

cold-suffering bird; kankuchō; imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes

Idiomatic expression; Derogatory; Buddhism

(lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori

magnesite

magnesite

harm zone; people who will suffer the negative effects of new public facilities, infrastructure, etc. (e.g. pollution)

Christianity

Good Friday

Proverb

there's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain

putting up a good fight against some odds

Ixeris dentata var. alpicola (mountain flower in the dandelion family)

four-fold hardship; quadruple whammy

labor pains; birth pangs

throes of creation; toil of producing something new

hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; being well-versed in the ways of the world (having seen much of life)

patripassianism (theology)

Proverb

spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age

Proverb

spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age

Proverb

the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; good medicine tastes bitter

numerous sufferings; various kinds of suffering