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すべ
こうちょう
好調
なら
こと
なか
じょうじゅ
成就
した
のに
ひと
しい

Well begun is half done.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: すべり出し
noun
start; beginning
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favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
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auxiliary
1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that  (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
2. as for; on the topic of  (this meaning is restricted to reading なら)
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Most common form: こと
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, noun (suffix)
middle; half; semi; halfway; partly
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noun, 'suru' verb, noun (suffix)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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3
equal; similar; like; equivalent
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Kanji
カツ   コツ   すべ to slide   なめらか smooth   
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コツ   ほね bone   
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gossip; dishonest   
ニク body part   
スイ   みず water   
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
コウ   この    す to like   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   ス   こ child   
調
チョウ   しらべる to investigate   ととの to be arranged, to be in order   ととのえる to adjust, tune   
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シュウ   まわ circumference   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ハン   なか half   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
eight
セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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tasseled spear
wrap
シュウ   ジュ   employed   つ to be employed, take (a seat)   つける to employ   
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キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
lid
もっと plausible   
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lame   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
dot   
トウ   ひとしい equal, similar   
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bamboo
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
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