[kāngkhwāngkhø] (n) EN: bur in the throat ; fishbone got stuck in one' s throat ; obstacle ; one who causes interruption ; someone in the way ; something in the way
(adv) forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction, Syn. in someone's way, Example:she might have succeeded in her ambition, had not circumstances been in her way
[しんさんかんく, shinsankanku] (n) hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; (having seen much of life) being well-versed in the ways of the world