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づらい

づらいzuraiN2neutral

savor + hard to do — the doer finds it awkward, uncomfortable or unpleasant

ajiwai zurai

hard to do — the doer finds it awkward, uncomfortable or unpleasant

meaning: find it hard to savor

正直しょうじき、こういうことは味あじわいづらい。

shoujiki, kou iu koto wa ajiwai zurai.

Honestly, I find it hard to savor things like this. neutral

この字じ、小ちいさくて読よみづらいなあ。

kono ji, chiisakute yomizurai naa.

This writing is so small it's a pain to read. casual

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hard to do, and awkward for the doer — not the object

正直しょうじき、こういうことは言いいづらい。
shoujiki, kou iu koto wa ii zurai.
Honestly, I find it hard to say things like this. neutral
この字じ、小ちいさくて読よみづらいなあ。
kono ji, chiisakute yomizurai naa.
This writing is so small it's a pain to read. casual
新あたらしい靴くつがまだ硬かたくて、歩あるきづらい。
atarashii kutsu ga mada katakute, arukizurai.
My new shoes are still stiff, so they're awkward to walk in. neutral
恐おそれ入いりますが、お名前なまえが少すこし聞きき取とりづらいので、もう一度いちどお願ねがいできますか。
osoreirimasu ga, o namae ga sukoshi kikitorizurai node, mou ichido onegai dekimasu ka.
I'm sorry, but I'm having trouble catching your name — could I ask you to repeat it? formal

辛つらい is the source word, and it still shows. づらい carries a trace of
reluctance にくい doesn't (言いいづらい, 断ことわりづらい).