きつい
kitsui
tight, close, intense
Example sentences
彼はとてもきつい研究計画を立てていた。
He had a very heavy study program.
彼はきつい仕事で疲れていたので、いつもより早く床についた。
Tired from the hard work, he went to bed earlier than usual.
波乱万丈の人生か。テレビでみるのはいいけど、わが身に置きかえれば結構きついね。
A stormy life? It's fine to watch that kind of thing on TV but I wouldn't actually want to live it.