N2 — outside your level filter
say + hard to bring yourself to
ii gatai
hard to bring yourself to; next to impossible to
meaning: be hard to bring yourself to say
彼の話はあまりにも突飛で、正直信じがたい。
kare no hanashi wa amari ni mo toppi de, shoujiki shinji gatai.
His story is so outlandish that, honestly, it is hard to bring yourself to believe. neutral
え、あの人がそんなことするなんて、ちょっと想像しがたいんだけど。
e, ano hito ga sonna koto suru nante, chotto souzoushi gatai n da kedo.
Wait, that person doing something like that — honestly, it is hard to bring yourself to imagine, you know. casual