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苦行

くぎょう
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
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苦笑

くしょう
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
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刻苦

こっく
hard work
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苦労し抜く

v5k
くろうしぬく
to go through all sorts of hardships
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御苦労

ご苦労
ごくろう
trouble (I have put you through)
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堅苦しい

固苦しい
かたくるしい、かたぐるしい
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
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苦労性

くろうしょう
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature
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苦艾

にがよもぎ
wormwood (Artemisia absinthium); absinthium; absinthe wormwood; absinthe
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五陰盛苦

ごおんじょうく
the pain brought on by the five skandha
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見苦しい

みぐるしい
unsightly; ugly