Meanings

coldest time of the year

bitter-tasting bug

unremitting effort

anguish

overanxiety

the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

a hard time

torture

sweetness and bitterness

the pain of separation from loved ones

painful

triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)

unpleasant to hear

hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money)

penance

karmic suffering

to cause one's parents distress

to suffer

bitter principle