Meaning of difficult in Japanese
Definition of difficult
- (adj-i) difficult; tough; stubborn; redoubtable
- (adj-i) inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
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(adv) very; greatly
１日中歩き回って大変疲れた。
I am dead tired from walking around all day. -
(adj-na, n) immense; enormous; great
あえて言いますが、もし我々がそんなことをすれば大変な誤りを犯すことになると私は思います。
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake. - serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
- difficult; hard
- major incident; disaster
- (adj-i) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
- fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
- gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
- dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
- unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
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(adj-i) seductive; carnal; enchanting
彼女は悩ましい目つきで僕を見た。
She looked at me seductively. - troubling; difficult; thorny; hard
- anxious; uneasy
- (adj-i) difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
Words related to difficult
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(adj-i) with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
老人がたどたどしい足取りで歩いてきた。
An old man came tottering along.
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(n) one difficulty; one danger
一難去って又一難。
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
- (n) panel; wainscoting; wainscotting
- plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
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(v1, vt) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
この穴を何かで詰めなくては。
We've got to fill this hole with something. -
(v1, vt, vi) to shorten; to move closer together
このブラウスをつめていただけますか。
Could I have this blouse taken in, please? - (v1, vt) to reduce (spending); to conserve
- (v1, vt, vi) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do
- (v1, vt) to work out (details)
- (v1, vi) to be on duty; to be stationed
- (v1, vt) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
- to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.)
- (suf, v1) to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
- to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
- to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
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(suf, v1) to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
こういう事情ですから、残念ながら、せっかくのご招待をお受けいたしかねるのです。
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation. -
(v1, vt) to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
私は勉強と遊びを兼ねている仕事につきたい。
I want to get a job that mixes work and play. - to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
- to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
- to think of the future (as well as the present)
