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厳しい きびしい N4

  1. relentless; rigid; severe; strict; unsparing
  2. difficult; hard (to do); tricky
  3. harsh (weather); inclement; intense (e.g. cold)

厳しい批評 きびしいひひょう

  1. severe criticism

厳しい暑さ きびしいあつさ

  1. intense heat

手厳しい てきびしい

  1. hard; harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; strict
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