suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
pedagogy; (study of) education
how much; how many; no matter how (much); however; (not) many; (not) much
guard; sentinel; garrison
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
solid; substantial; substantive; fruitful; meaningful; beneficial
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to trim (a tree, shrub, etc.); to punch (a ticket)
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch
no problem; piece of cake
spiritual; spiritual (religious song)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
to add (to); to add on; to append
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn