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“Being tough” in Japanese

Short answer
逼迫 hippaku ひっぱく

Being tough in Japanese is “逼迫” (hippaku). Full meaning: tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.), pressure, stringency; being strained (of a situation), being tense, being pressing, being tough.

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