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► 副詞
ややこしい  [(4)ややこしい]  [coll]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 1
☆ あいつはややこしいだ ⇨ He is a complicated fellow
☆ 申請手続きはやたらとややこしい ⇨ The application process is incredibly complex

ややっこしい  [(5)ややっこしい]  [coll]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 3
☆ ややっこしい問題 ⇨ A complicated issue  (☛ A variant of ややこしい)

► 動詞
拗れる  [(3)こじれる]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 2
☆ 余計言ったせいでがこじれた ⇨ He made an unsolicited remark and complicated the whole thing

込み入る  [(3)こみいる]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 2
☆ この小説が込み入りぎていて解りにくい ⇨ The story of this novel is too complicated and hard to understand

縺れる  [(3)もつれる]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 2
☆ 試合はもつれにもつれた ⇨ The game kept hanging in the balance with numerous lead changes
☆ 離婚がもつれた ⇨ The divorce negotiation has gotten complicated

入り組む  [(3)いりくむ]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 3
☆ 入り組ん裏道 ⇨ The complex intertwined backstreets of the old town

► 名詞
縺れ  [もつれ]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 3
☆ 不倫関係のもつれから起き殺人事件 ⇨ A murder case stemming from the complication of adulterous relationships

煩雑  [はんざつ]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 4
☆ その申請手続非常に煩雑だ ⇨ The application process is very complicated  (☛ Annoyingly complex)

► 形容詞
深い  [(2)ふかい]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 1
☆ これには深いがある ⇨ There are some complex reasons, background, to this

► 形容動詞
複雑  [ふくざつ]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 1
☆ このプログラムはとても複雑だ ⇨ This program is very complex
☆ その問題には複雑な事情有る ⇨ The problem has a complicated background
☆ ぶべきかしむべきか、複雑な気持ちだ ⇨ I feel conflicted whether I should feel happy or sad

混沌  [こんとん]  [liter]    meaning:  complicated  rank: 3
☆ 状況は混沌としている ⇨ The situation is muddled