ほね れる
honega oreru

Ichidan Verb
Idiomatic Expression

1. to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

はじめは非常 ひじょう ほね れた。
hajimewa hijōni honega oreta.
I had great difficulty at the beginning.
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