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A20 Noun

(くる)しみpain, anguish, distress, suffering, hardship

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        pain, anguish, distress, suffering, hardship

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    苦しみ 【くるしみ】

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    • あの(くる)しみはきつかった。

      That suffering was tough.

    • こんな(くる)しみ(ひさ)しぶりだ。

      It's been a long time since I've felt this kind of suffering.

    • 医者(いしゃ):「(むね)(くる)しみ(なお)りましたか?」患者(かんじゃ):「まだ(くる)いです。」

      Doctor: "Has the chest pain gone away?" Patient: "It still hurts."

    • まさみ:「(きみ)(くる)しみ十分(じゅうぶん)(つた)わってくるよ。」さとこ:「うん。現実(げんじつ)とは(おも)いたくないよ。」

      Masami: "I can really feel your suffering." Satoko: "Yeah. I don't want to believe it's real."

    • 被害者:「加害者に、僕の苦しみは到底分からないだろう。」

      Victim: "The perpetrator could never understand my suffering."

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