Vocabulary

きつい

tough; hard; severe; demanding; harsh

i-adjective
N3 freq #900

Example sentences

He had a very heavy study program.

Tired from the hard work, he went to bed earlier than usual.

I am not used to hard work.

I was accustomed to hard work.

Don't be so sharp with the children.

These shoes are too tight. They hurt.

To begin with, that kind of work is too tough for me.

They're a little tight.