jpdb beta

fundamental knowledge; the basics

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exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

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lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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being on the defensive

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fighting spirit; (will to) fight

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to collide; to clash

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one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain

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to be breathtaking; to be stifling

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to sidle up to

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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interior design; interior; upholstery

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to resemble closely

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ineffable; inexpressible

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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

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to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict

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to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

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to move forward; to move on

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snail

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stillness; quiet; peacefulness

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motion

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muscle

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drive; driving (force)

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going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse

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breathing; respiration

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right foot; right leg

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feeble

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throat; important part; vital area

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to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

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at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

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conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch

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10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication

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abstract

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)

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counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter

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dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

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moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

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precognition; prescience

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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preliminary step; first step

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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