Below are the most common japanese Karate words translated into english
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Karate
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Empty hand
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Maegeri
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Front snap kick
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Gi
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Karate suit
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Yoko-geri
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Side kick
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Obi
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Belt
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Ushiro-geri
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Spinning back kick
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Maai
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Distance
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Mawashi-geri
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Roundhouse kick
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Ki (Chi)
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Internal energy
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Mikazuki-geri
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Cresent kick
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Kihon
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Basic
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Uramawashi-geri
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Reverse roundhouse kick
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Tori
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Attacker
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Kakato-geri
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Axe kick
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Uke
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Defends oneself (block)
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Ippon
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Full point
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Shuto Uchi
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Knife hand strike
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Wazari
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Half point
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Teisho Uchi
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Heel palm strike
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Jiyu
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Freestyle
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Tettsui Uchi
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Bottom (hammer) fist strike
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Kamae
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Posture (guard)
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Nukite Uchi
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Spear hand strike
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Uraken Uchi
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Back fist strike
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Chusoku
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Ball of foot
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Haito Uchi
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Ridge hand strike
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Kakato
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Heel
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Empi Uchi
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Elbow strike
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Sokuto
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Foot edge
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Hiza Uchi
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Knee strike
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Haisoku
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Instep
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Ippon ken
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One knuckle
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Teisoko
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Arch
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Koken
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Bent wrist
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Hamni gamae dachi
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Fighting stance
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Zenkutsu dachi
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Front stance
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Seiza
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Kneel
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Kokutsu dachi
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Back stance
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Sensei-ni-rei
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Bow to instructor
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Sanchin dachi
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Hour glass stance
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Kiritsu
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Stand
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Musubi dachi
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Open toe stance
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Yoi
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Ready
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Kiba dachi
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Horse riding stance
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Rei
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Bow
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Neko ashi dachi
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Cat foot stance
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Mawatte
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Turn
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Heisoku
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Feet together
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Hadjime
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Begin
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Yoi dachi
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Ready stance
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Yame
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Stop
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Kosa dachi
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Cross foot stance
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Hidari
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Left
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Migi
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Right
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Age uke
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Rising block
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Jodan
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Head height
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Soto uke
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Inward block
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Chudan
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Body (stomach) height
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Uchi uke
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Outward block
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Gedan
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Low level (groin) height
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Gedan barai
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Lower sweeping block
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Kekomi
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Thrusting
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Haisho uke
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Back hand block
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Keage
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Rising
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Koken uke
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Wrist block
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Barai
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Sweeping
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Shuto uke
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Knife hand block
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Renraku
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Combination
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Waza
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Technique
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Kingeri
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Groin kick
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Dojo
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Place of the way
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Fumikomi
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Stamping kick
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Kamite
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Spirit
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Mawashi Uchi
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Roundhouse strike
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Gyaku
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Reverse (backwards)
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Shita Tzuki
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Upper-cut to stomach
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Yasume
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Relax
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Nagashi Tzuki
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Side stepping snap punch
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Kiai
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Shout
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Ichi
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1
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Sanju
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30
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Ni
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2
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Sanjuichi
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31
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San
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3
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Yonju
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40
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Shi, Yon
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4
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Yonjuni
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42
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Go
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5
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Goju
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50
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Roku
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6
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Gojusan
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53
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Shichi
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7
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Rokuju
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60
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Hachi
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8
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Rokujushi
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64
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Kyuu
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9
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Shichiju
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70
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Ju
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10
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Shichijugo
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75
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Juichi
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11
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Hachiju
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80
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Juni
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12
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Hachijuroku
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86
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Jusan
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13
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Kyuuju
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90
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Jushi
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14
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Kyuujushichi
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97
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Jugo
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15
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Hyaku
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100
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Juroku
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16
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Hyakuhachi
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108
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Jushichi
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17
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Sen
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1,000
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Juhachi
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Man
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10,000
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Jukyuu
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19
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Oku
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100,000,000
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Niju
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20
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Cho
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1,000,000,000,000
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Heian
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Peaceful Way
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Kanku Sho
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Viewing the sky minor
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Bassai Dai
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To penetrate a fortress maj
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Nijushiho
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24 steps
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Kanku Dai
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Viewing the sky major
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Sochin
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Preserve Peace
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Tekki
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Iron Horse
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Gojushiho Dai
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54 steps major
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Empi
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Flying swallow
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Chinte
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Incredible hands
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Jion
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Named after the temple
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Jiin
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Named after the saint
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Jitte
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Ten hands
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Gojushiho Sho
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54 steps minor
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Hangetsu
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Half Moon
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Unsu
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Hands of a cloud
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Gankaku
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Crane on a rock
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Wankan
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Crown of a king
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Bassai Sho
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To penetrate a fortress min
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Meikyo
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Mirror of the soul
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