たまらない

can't stand, can't put up with

Mnemonic

Past the point where you can sit with it and get on with anything else at all. The same たま as 溜まる piling up, except that there is no ない tamer for this lot. Your head, this afternoon: たまらない.

Worth knowing

Also used of good things: 美味しくてたまらない is so good you cannot bear it.

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