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to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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(at) one bound

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

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palm heel; heel of the palm

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power; might; authority; influence

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to lose sight of; to miss

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sense; infer

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to turn round; to face about; to turn about

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preparing to flee; being ready to run away

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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to finish speaking

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interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

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short (of a person)

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rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)

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compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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feint

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simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance

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to pitch forward; to fall forward

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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brute force approach (esp. in a video game)

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soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial

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a throw; a fall

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orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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efficient

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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spare time; free time; leisure time

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divination sign

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centre of circle; center of circle

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)

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to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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like; as if; the same as

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cut; notch; raid; attack

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dance performance

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left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

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right armpit; right side

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principle of leverage

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to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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winner; victor

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