痛苦的，艰难的，艰苦的，艰难的

1. painful, difficult, tough, hard

adjective (keiyoushi)

令人痛苦的，（心理上）困难的，压力大的，尴尬的（如处境）

2. distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position)

adjective (keiyoushi)

3. straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling

adjective (keiyoushi)

4. strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched

adjective (keiyoushi)

5. hard to do, unpleasant

suffix adjective (keiyoushi)