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This is a bit too tight around my neck.
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Vocabulary list

koreha
expression
  1. as for this
interjection
  1. hey there; see here; I say (expression of surprise when one encounters something unexpected)
kore
pronoun
  1. this; this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)
  2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)
  3. now; this point (in time) (as これから, これまで, etc.)
  4. here
adverb
  1. used to stress the subject of a sentence
pronoun
  1. I; me
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kubimawari
noun
  1. around the neck; neck size (measurement)
kubi
noun
  1. neck
  2. head
  3. dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job) (also written as 馘)
mawari
noun
  1. rotation
  2. making the rounds
  3. spreading
  4. effect; efficacy
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. by way of; via
suffix, counter
  1. round; turn
  2. size
  3. 12-year period; 12-year age difference
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
sukoshi
sukoshi
adverb, noun
  1. small quantity; little; few; something
  2. little while
  3. short distance
kitsui

Adjective stem

kitsu
i adjective
  1. tough; hard; severe; demanding; harsh (sometimes written 緊い)
  2. determined; strong-minded; forceful; formidable; fierce
  3. strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe; intense
  4. (too) tight; constricting; close
  5. extreme; unusually strong
Suffix after the stem of an adjective
sugiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, suffix
  1. to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ... (often used after adj. stems or the -masu stems of verbs)

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