i-adjective

intense

hageshii

meaning: is intense

state

feeling

examples

昨日きのうあめはげしかったね。

kinou no ame, hageshikatta ne.

Yesterday's rain was fierce, wasn't it. casual

両社りょうしゃ競争きょうそう年々ねんねんはげしくなっています。

ryousha no kyousou wa nennen hageshiku natte imasu.

Competition between the two firms grows fiercer year by year. neutral