苦しい
【くるしい】

①【つらい・困難な】（困難な）hard, difficult, tough;（苦痛を与える）painful;（生活が）badly off, poorly off
[参照]⇒つらい
*この苦しい仕事は早く終えたい　I want to finish this hard job as soon as possible.
*私は苦しい立場におかれている　I am in a difficult position.
*失恋は苦しいものだ　Losing love is always painful.
*当時はさんざん苦しい思いをした　I suffered a lot of painful experiences at that time.
*今がいちばん苦しい時だ.お互いがんばろう　This is the hardest time. Let's keep trying.
*彼らは生活が苦しい　They are badly [poorly] off.
◆*うちは家計が非常に苦しい　Our family budget is very tight. / あの会社は経営が苦しい　That company is in financial difficulties. / そんな苦しい言い訳はやめておけ　Don't make such a poor [bad, feeble] excuse. / 苦しい時は助け合わなければならない　We must help each other in times of trouble.
②【息・胸などが】
*胸が苦しい　I feel a pain in my chest.
*食べすぎておなかが苦しい　I've eaten too much, and my stomach feels heavy.≒My stomach hurts from eating too much.
*走ったので息が苦しい　I'm short of breath from running.
[ことわざ]
*苦しいときの神頼み　We pray to God only when we are in difficulties.; Danger past, God forgotten.（→危険が去れば神のことは忘れてしまう）

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