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N1 Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

退治(たいじ)extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits), elimination, eradication, suppression, making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings, curing illness

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, stamping out, wiping out, rooting out

      2. 2.

        renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings)

        Buddhism
      3. 3.

        curing (an illness)

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    退治 【たいじ】対治 【たいじ】

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      ネズミを業者(ぎょうしゃ)退治(たいじ)してもらう。

      I'm hiring an exterminator to get rid of these mice.

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      節分(せつぶん)()に、(いえ)(はい)ってきた(おに)退治(たいじ)しました。

      On the day of Setsubun, I drove out the demon that entered my home.

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      害虫(がいちゅう)退治(たいじ)するために害虫(がいちゅう)(よう)のスプレーを購入(こうにゅう)した。

      I bought insect spray to get exterminate pests.

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      (むし)(ぎら)いにとってゴキブリを退治(たいじ)することは拷問(ごうもん)(ひと)しいものだ。

      For people who hate bugs, killing a cockroach is practically torture.

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      スーパーヒーローであるとはいえ、悪人(あくにん)退治(たいじ)するのは簡単(かんたん)ではありません。

      Even for a superhero, taking down villains isn't easy.

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