苦しい [くるしい] /(adj-i) (1) painful/difficult/tough/hard/(adj-i) (2) distressing/(psychologically) difficult/stressful/awkward (e.g. position)/(adj-i) (3) straitened (circumstances)/tight (financial situation)/needy/struggling/(adj-i) (4) strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.)/lame (e.g. excuse)/forced (e.g. smile)/far-fetched/(suf,adj-i) (5) (after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい) (See 寝苦しい・ねぐるしい,見苦しい・みぐるしい) hard to do/unpleasant/(P)/EntL1244320/