厳しい

Meaning

1. adj-i
   severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
2. adj-i
   hard (to do); difficult; tricky
3. adj-i
   intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

Example sentences

• 大寒：１年で最も寒さが厳しくなる日ですが、春がもうすぐ間近に迫っているとも言えます。

  Major Cold: It's the day of the year that the cold is most severe, but you could also say that Spring is just coming around the corner.

• 厳しいトレーニングに、彼は音を上げた。

  He gave up under the severe training he faced.

• 練習がどんなに厳しくても、彼女は決して泣かなかった。

  However hard the training was, she never cried.