奨励 しょうれい
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
[n,vs,vt] encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
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私 わたし
I; me
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竜王 りゅうおう
Dragon King
[n] Dragon King
[n] promoted rook
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対局 たいきょく
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
[n,vs,vi] (playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
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将棋 しょうぎ
shogi; Japanese chess
[n] shogi; Japanese chess
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苺 いちご
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
[n] strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
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棋士 きし
professional shogi player; professional go player
[n] professional shogi player; professional go player
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子 こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
[n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
[n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
[n,n-suf] young woman
[n,n-suf] young (animal)
[n] offshoot
[n] interest
[n] new share
[n] player who is not a dealer
[n] young geisha; young prostitute
[n] bird egg
[n-suf] -er (often of young women)
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会 かい
meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
[n,n-suf] meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
[n,n-suf] society; association; club
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戦 いくさ
war; battle; campaign; fight
[n] war; battle; campaign; fight
[n] troops; forces
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名人 めいじん
master; expert
[n] master; expert
[n] Meijin (professional title)
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こと こと
thing; matter
[n] thing; matter
[n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
[n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
[n] work; business; affair
[n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
[n-suf] nominalizing suffix
[n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
[n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
[n] necessity; need
[n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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今 いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
[n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
[adv] another; more
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団 だん
body; group; party; company; troupe
[n] body; group; party; company; troupe
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試験 しけん
examination; exam; test
[n,vs,vt] examination; exam; test
[n,vs,vt] trial; experiment; test
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優勝 ゆうしょう
overall victory; championship; winning the title
[n,vs,vi] overall victory; championship; winning the title
[n,vs,vi] (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
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先生 せんせい
teacher; instructor; master
[n] teacher; instructor; master
[n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
[n] intimate or teasing form of address
[n] one's elder
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月 つき
Moon
[n] Moon
[n] month
[n] moonlight
[n] (a) moon; natural satellite
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指し さし
between (e.g. two people); face to face
[n] between (e.g. two people); face to face
[n] hindrance; impediment
[n] arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music
[n] playing with only 2 players
[pref] prefix used for stress or emphasis
[ctr] counter for traditional dance songs
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相手 あいて
companion; partner; company
[n] companion; partner; company
[n] other party; addressee
[n] opponent (sports, etc.)
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この この
this
[adj-pn] this
[adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
[adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
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その その
that; the
[adj-pn] that; the
[adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
[int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
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人 ひと
person; someone; somebody
[n] person; someone; somebody
[n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
[n] human (Homo sapiens)
[n] (other) people; others
[n] character; personality; nature
[n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
[n] adult; grown-up
[n] I; me; one
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まで まで
until (a time); till; to; up to
[prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
[prt] to (a place or person); as far as
[prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
[prt] only; merely
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大会 たいかい
mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering
[n] mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering
[n] tournament; competition; contest; meet
[n] grand event
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大鷹 おおたか
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
[n] northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
[n] female hawk (or falcon)
[n] falconry (using a northern goshawk)
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それ それ
that; it
[pn] that; it
[pn] then; that point (in time); that time
[pn] there
[pn] you
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いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
[adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
[adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
[adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
[adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem
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女流 じょりゅう
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
[n] woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
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受験 じゅけん
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
[n,vs,vt] taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
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水 みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
[n] flood; floodwaters
[n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
[n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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ぽちゃ
plump; chubby
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強い つよい
strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
[adj-i] strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
[adj-i] strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
[adj-i] good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
[adj-i] being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
[adj-i] firm; rigid; solid
[adj-i] intense; strong; fierce; high
[adj-i] dependable; trustworthy
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三段 さんだん
third stage; three stages
[n] third stage; three stages
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いる いる
to be (of animate objects); to exist
[v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist
[v1,vi] to stay
[v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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どう どう
how; in what way; how about
[adv] how; in what way; how about
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次 つぎ
next; following; subsequent
[n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
[n,adj-no] stage; station
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タイトル
title
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あの子 あのこ
that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady
[pn] that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady
[pn] you
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勝負 しょうぶ
victory or defeat
[n] victory or defeat
[n,vs,vi] match; contest; game; bout
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女性 じょせい
woman; female
[n,adj-no] woman; female
[n,adj-no] feminine gender
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なる なる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
[v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
[v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
[v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
[v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
[v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
[v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
[v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
[v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as
[v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
[v5r,vi] to be promoted
[aux-v,v5r] to do ...
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勝 しょう
win; victory
[n] win; victory
[n] beautiful scenery; scenic spot
[suf,ctr] counter for wins
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女流棋士 じょりゅうきし
professional woman shogi player; professional woman go player
[n] professional woman shogi player; professional woman go player
15
師匠 ししょう
master; teacher
[n,suf] master; teacher
[n] stable master
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以外 いがい
excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to
[n-suf] excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to
[n-suf] outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
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俺 おれ
I; me
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手 て
hand; arm
[n] hand; arm
[n] forepaw; foreleg
[n] handle
[n] hand; worker; help
[n] trouble; care; effort
[n] means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
[n] hand; handwriting
[n] kind; type; sort
[n] one's hands; one's possession
[n] ability to cope
[n] hand (of cards)
[n] direction
[n,n-suf,ctr] move (in go, shogi, etc.)
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受験者 じゅけんしゃ
examinee
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本当に ほんとうに
really; truly
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プロ
professional
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女の子 おんなのこ
girl; daughter; baby girl
[exp,n] girl; daughter; baby girl
[exp,n] young woman
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くらい
approximately; about; around; or so
[suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so
[suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
[suf,prt] as ... as ...; like
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お前 おまえ
you
[pn] you
[n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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組 くみ
class (of students)
[n,n-suf] class (of students)
[n,n-suf,ctr] group (of people); party; team; crew
[n,n-suf] lot; bunch; set
[n,n-suf] crime family; organized-crime syndicate
[n,n-suf,ctr] set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack
[n] typesetting; composition
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もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
[adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
[adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
[adv] further; more; again; another; the other
[int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
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なんで なんで
why?; what for?
[adv] why?; what for?
[adv] how?; by what means?
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時 とき
time; hour; moment
[n] time; hour; moment
[n,adv] occasion; case
[n] chance; opportunity; season
[n] the times; the age; the day
[n] tense
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レベル
level; standard; amount; degree; grade; rank; class
[n] level; standard; amount; degree; grade; rank; class
[n] level (plane); floor; storey (story); layer; stratum
[n] spirit level; (surveyor's) level
[n] minor release sequence number (software versioning)
[n] rebel
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リーグ
league
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言う いう
to say; to utter; to declare
[v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
[v5u] to name; to call
[v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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全国大会 ぜんこくたいかい
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
[n] national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
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そういう そういう
such; like that; that sort of
[adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
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棋力 きりょく
skill in go or shogi
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じいさん じいさん
grandfather
[n] grandfather
[n] male senior-citizen
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敗 はい
loss; defeat
[n] loss; defeat
[suf,ctr] counter for losses
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という という
called; named; that says; that
[exp] called; named; that says; that
[exp] as many as; as much as
[exp] all ...; every single ...
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名人戦 めいじんせん
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
[n] professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
9
違う ちがう
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
[v5u,vi] to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
[v5u,vi] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
[v5u,vi] to become abnormal; to go wrong
[exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?
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よく よく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
[adv] nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
[adv] frequently; often
[adv] I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
[adv] (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
9
電話 でんわ
telephone call; phone call
[n,vs,adj-no] telephone call; phone call
[n,adj-no] telephone (device); phone
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道場 どうじょう
dojo; hall used for martial arts training
[n] dojo; hall used for martial arts training
[n] manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
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取材 しゅざい
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
[n,vs,vt,vi] gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
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また また
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
[adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
[adv] also; too; as well; likewise
[adv] on the other hand; while
[conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
[conj] or; otherwise
[adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth
[pref] indirect
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いう いう
to say; to utter; to declare
[v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
[v5u] to name; to call
[v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
9
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
[prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
9
勝つ かつ
to win; to gain victory
[v5t,vi] to win; to gain victory
9
攻め せめ
attack; offence; offense
[n] attack; offence; offense
[suf] barrage (of); flood (of)
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何か なにか
something; some; any
[pn] something; some; any
[adv] somehow; for some reason
[int] (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
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後 あと
behind; rear
[n,adj-no] behind; rear
[n,adj-no] after; later
[n,adj-no] remainder; the rest
[n,adv] more (e.g. five more minutes); left
[n,adv] also; in addition
[n,adj-no] descendant; successor; heir
[n,adj-no] after one's death
[n,adj-no] past; previous
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ちょっと ちょっと
a little; a bit; slightly
[adv] a little; a bit; slightly
[adv] just a minute; for a moment; briefly
[adv] somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
[adv] (not) easily; (not) readily
[int] hey!; come on; excuse me
[exp] thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
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所 ところ
place; spot; scene; site
[n,adv,suf] place; spot; scene; site
[n,suf] address
[n,suf] district; area; locality
[n,suf] one's house
[n,suf] point; aspect; side; facet
[n,suf] passage (in text); part
[n,suf] space; room
[n,suf] thing; matter
[n] whereupon; as a result
[n] about to; on the verge of
[n] was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
[n] approximately; around; about
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決勝 けっしょう
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
[n] decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
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受ける うける
to receive; to get
[v1,vt] to receive; to get
[v1,vt] to catch (e.g. a ball)
[v1,vt] to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
[v1,vt] to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
[v1,vt] to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
[v1,vt] to be given (e.g. life, talent)
[v1,vi] to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
[v1,vt] to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
[v1,vt] to face (south, etc.)
[v1,vt] to be modified by
[v1,vt] to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
[v1,vi] to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
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話 はなし
talk; speech; chat; conversation
[n] talk; speech; chat; conversation
[n] topic; subject
[n] discussions; negotiation; argument
[n] rumor; talk; hearsay
[n] tale; story; fable
[n] circumstances; particulars
8
友達 ともだち
friend; companion
8
二面 めん
face
[n] face
[n] mask; face guard
[n] striking the head (in kendo)
[n] surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
[n] page
[n,suf] aspect; facet; side
[n,suf] chamfer
[ctr] counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
8
行く いく
to die; to pass away
[v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
8
入会 にゅうかい
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
[n,vs,vi] admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
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連盟 れんめい
league; federation; union; alliance
[n,adj-no] league; federation; union; alliance
8
女王 じょおう
queen
[n] queen
[n] female champion
8
トコ ところ
place; spot; scene; site
[n,adv,suf] place; spot; scene; site
[n,suf] address
[n,suf] district; area; locality
[n,suf] one's house
[n,suf] point; aspect; side; facet
[n,suf] passage (in text); part
[n,suf] space; room
[n,suf] thing; matter
[n] whereupon; as a result
[n] about to; on the verge of
[n] was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
[n] approximately; around; about
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ほど ほど
extent; degree; measure
[n,adv] extent; degree; measure
[n] limit; bounds
[n] (span of) time
[n] (a) distance
[n] the state of; the status of; the condition of
[prt] about; around; approximately; or so
[prt] as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
[prt] the more ... the more ...
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思う おもう
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
[v5u,vt] to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
[v5u,vt] to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
[v5u,vt] to judge; to assess; to regard
[v5u,vt] to imagine; to suppose; to dream
[v5u,vt] to expect; to look forward to
[v5u,vt] to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
[v5u,vt] to recall; to remember
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ために ために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
[conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
[conj] because of; as a result of
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相当 そうとう
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to
[n,vs,vi,adj-no] corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to
[adj-na,adj-no] appropriate; suitable; befitting; proportionate
[vs,vi] to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with; to be deserving of; to be worthy of
[adj-na,adj-no] considerable; substantial
[adv] considerably; rather; quite; fairly; pretty
7
指導 しどう
guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching
[n,vs,vt] guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching
[n] shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
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説明 せつめい
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
[n,vs,vt] explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
7
推薦 すいせん
recommendation; referral; endorsement
[n,vs,vt,adj-no] recommendation; referral; endorsement
7
さっき さっき
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
[n,adv] a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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