Illustration: At a neighborhood noodle counter, a diner has abandoned their chopsticks across a bowl of intensely spicy noodles. Tears stream from tightly narrowed eyes, sweat beads on their forehead, and their mouth hangs open as they fan it frantically with one hand.

JLPT N3i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

たまらない

tamaranai

unbearable, intolerable

Example sentences

  1. 暑あつくてたまらない。

    I can’t stand this heat.

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  2. 寒気さむけがしてたまりません。

    I have very bad chills.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 痛いたくてたまらない。

    I can’t bear the pain.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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