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N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

強硬(きょうこう)firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

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      firm, strong, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn, tough, hard-line

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    強硬 【きょうこう】

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      強硬(きょうこう)態度(たいど)取引(とりひき)(さき)(せっ)するのは大変(たいへん)です。

      Dealing with business partners who have a stubborn attitude is challenging. {firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn}

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      シャイな(ちち)人前(ひとまえ)でのスピーチを強硬(きょうこう)拒否(きょひ)している。

      My shy father is stubbornly refusing to give a speech in public. {firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn}

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      政府(せいふ)はデモを強硬(きょうこう)(おこな)った市民(しみん)(たい)して武力(ぶりょく)行使(こうし)しました。

      The government used force against the citizens who carried out a vigorous demonstration. {firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn}

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      強硬(きょうこう)態度(たいど)(くず)さない会社(かいしゃ)(たい)してどのように交渉(こうしょう)をしろというのか…。

      How are we supposed to negotiate with a company that maintains such an unyielding attitude...? {firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn}

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      警察(けいさつ)がデモ(たい)強硬(きょうこう)措置(そち)をとるや(いな)や、国内外(こくないがい)から批判(ひはん)(こえ)相次(あいつ)ぎました。

      As soon as the police took strong measures against the demonstrators, criticisms followed one after another, both domestically and internationally. {firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn}

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