I-adjective (keiyoushi)painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally) · tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations) · cruel; harsh; cold

Suffix, I-adjective (keiyoushi)difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounpungent taste

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' endingto have a hard time of it