jpdb beta

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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to dig through; to drill into; to excavate

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semibasement; semi-basement

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kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

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to conceal; to hide

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(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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indoor (court, pool, etc.)

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study; library; den; home office; reading room

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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khaki (colour)

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dress; outfit

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you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

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karate; empty handed

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knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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imitation; sham; -like

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

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first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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being very busy; busyness

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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kick

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

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blow; hit; stroke

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withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

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principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

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close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

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bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")

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knee strike; kneeing

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or; otherwise

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pit of the stomach; solar plexus

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head-butting; head-butt

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extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly

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effective; successful

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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tactics; strategy

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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