jpdb beta

proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college

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dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt

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one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art

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martial artist; fighter

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

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travel; trip; journey

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eccentric

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to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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every kind; all sorts

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to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight

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formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

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to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

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hurt; injured

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fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope

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countless; incalculable

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to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

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a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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ideal; ideals

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

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grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield

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technique; art; skill; move

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part

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knee strike; kneeing

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to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike

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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

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entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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two shots

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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to half-rise to one's feet

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

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remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

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pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

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to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

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upper body

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tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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to fling (away); to hurl

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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