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N1 Noun

(いくさ)war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces

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    1. Noun

      1.

      war, battle, campaign, fight

    2. Noun

      2.

      troops, forces

      Archaic

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    戦 【いくさ】軍 【いくさ】兵 【いくさ】

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      (いくさ)()った将軍(しょうぐん)領土(りょうど)()やしました。

      The general who won the battle expanded their territory.

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      兵士(へいし):「この(いくさ)()つために一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(たたか)うぞ!」

      Soldier: 'I will fight to win battle with everything I have!'

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      (いくさ)()けてしまったため、(わたし)たちは捕虜(ほりょ)となりました。

      We became prisoners because we lost the battle.

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      隣国(りんごく)(いくさ)(はじ)めたところで、それで()(はい)領土(りょうど)はほんの(すこ)しです。

      Even if we start a war with our neighboring country, the territory we'd gain is minimal.

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      (わたし)たちの(くに)兵力(へいりょく)(ちい)さいのに、なんで外国(がいこく)(いくさ)をすると()めたのだろう?

      Why did our country decide to fight a war with a foreign country when our forces are so small?

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