Vocabulary

心を痛める

to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

expression verb

Example sentences

I can't look at this photo without feeling very sad.

The news caused her much pain.

Her heart ached for the poor child.

She is grieved at her husband's death.

He smarted under his friend's ill-treatment.