とげとげしい (translations)→ acerbic harsh impatient pointed sharply stinging
厳しい (translations)→ adamantine astringent awful difficult firm grim hard hard-time heavy hurt implacable intense maximum monastic peppery precarious restrain rigorous rocky severe sharp stern sternly strict torrid trying
手厳しい (translations)→ tough unpleasant
辛い (translations)→ bad bitter bother cruel miss pain painful piquant sorry spicy taxing unbearable
辛辣な (translations)→ biting corrosive cutting mercilessly mordant relentless tacky ungenerous vitriolic waspish
痛烈な (translations)→ dazzling illuminating slashing terrible
毒々しい (translations)→ glaring malignantly poisonous sardonic threatening