Illustration: At a resting place on a steep Japanese mountain trail, three younger hikers slump on a bench, boots muddy and shoulders sagging beneath loosened backpacks. Their older companion stands comfortably beside them, still wearing a fully loaded pack and calmly eating a rice ball.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

タフ

tafu

tough

Example sentences

  1. トムはほんとにタフだ。

    Tom is a real tough guy.

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  2. 彼かれはタフだから少すこしのことではへこたれない。

    He won’t be easily discouraged, because he’s a tough guy.

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  3. メアリーはタフな女性じょせいだ。

    Mary is one tough lady.

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