► 名詞
苦 [く] [苦にする] [liter] meaning: hate rank: 2
☆ 彼女は汚れ仕事を苦にしない ⇨ She doesn’t mind dirty work
苦 [く] [苦になる] [liter] meaning: pain rank: 2
☆ 本当にやり甲斐のある仕事をしている時は残業も苦にならない ⇨ When you are doing a truly fulfilling work, overtime doesn’t feel like a pain (☛ Usually mental pain)
苦 [く] [苦にする] [liter] meaning: struggle rank: 2
☆ 彼は障害を苦にして自殺した ⇨ He killed himself after struggling with his disability
More examples:
- 生みの苦しみ ⇨ The pain, struggle, of producing something new
- 何故そんな事を言うのか理解に苦しむ ⇨ I struggle to understand why he says something like that
- 彼は相手が上手だったことを認めざるを得なくなって苦り切った ⇨ He was not happy at all that he had to admit his opponent had been better than him
- 彼女は月経不順で苦しんでいる ⇨ She is suffering from irregular menstruations
- 将軍は前線での苦戦にも関わらず悠然としている ⇨ The general seems confident and relaxed despite the struggles in the front
- 業界全体が不況に苦しんでいる ⇨ The entire industry is struggling through bad economy
- 胸が苦しい ⇨ I have discomfort, pain, in chest
- 消防隊員はどんどん広がる山火事と悪戦苦闘した ⇨ The firefighters struggled, fought a losing battle, against a fast spreading wildfire
- 彼は彼女への想いを断ち切るのに苦労した ⇨ He struggled to cut, stop, his feeling toward her
- 彼は何の苦労もせずに育った ⇨ He grew up without experiencing any hardship
- 彼は市役所に苦情を申し立てた ⇨ He lodged a formal grievance to the city hall
- 私は人に合わせるのが苦手だ ⇨ I’m not good at going along with, humoring, others
- 精神的に苦しい ⇨
- 私は自分を売り込むのが苦手だ ⇨ I’m not good at promoting myself
- 食べ過ぎで腹が張って苦しい ⇨ I ate too much, my stomach is stretched full and uncomfortable