気難 しい kimuzukashii
kimuzukashii
i-Adjective
1. hard to please; difficult; particular; fussy; choosy; picky; fastidious
うちの社長 は気難 しい。
uchino shachōwa kimuzukashii.
Our boss is hard to please.
i-Adjective
2. bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased; sullen; crabby; cranky; grumpy
kanojowa kimuzukashisōni mieruga hontōwa yasashi. i
She looks bad-tempered, but she is kind at heart.
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うちの社長 は気難 しい。
uchino shachōwa kimuzukashii.
Our boss is hard to please.
kanojowa kimuzukashisōni mieruga hontōwa yasashi. i
She looks bad-tempered, but she is kind at heart.
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kimuzukashikute
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Difficult; Grumpy
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ke mutsukashikuarimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not difficult.; Was not grumpy.
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ke mutsukashikunakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't difficult.; Wasn't fussy.
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kimuzukashiidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably grumpy.; Probably difficult.
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ke mutsukashikattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when difficult; If/when grumpy
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kimuzukashikereba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when moody; If/when difficult
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