► 名詞
戦 [いくさ] [arch] meaning: war rank: 3
☆ 腹が減っては戦ができぬ ⇨ You cannot fight a war when you are hungry (☛ A common proverb which means you cannot do things well when you are not prepared)
More examples:
- 彼は怪我で戦線を離脱を余儀なくされた ⇨ He was forced to leave the fight, competition, due to injuries
- 爆撃作戦は大した戦果を挙げなかった ⇨ The bombing campaign didn’t gain much, wasn’t effective
- 試合は15対12の乱打戦になった ⇨ The game became a slugfest of 15 to 12
- 両国は国境上で交戦した ⇨ The two countries engaged in fighting on the border
- 権力と戦うのに一人では非力過ぎる ⇨ It is powerless to fight alone against the authority
- 作戦開始に際し、再度確認する ⇨ We make sure once again, at this time when we commence the operation
- 全面核戦争 ⇨ A total nuclear war
- 戦車が敵陣に進行した ⇨ The tanks advanced into the enemy territory
- 彼等は屈辱的な敗戦を喫した ⇨ They suffered a humiliating loss
- 彼等は格下の相手によもやの敗戦を喫した ⇨ They suffered an unexpected loss to an underdog
- 勝ち抜き戦の組み合わせが決まった ⇨ The matchups of the knockout stage have been set
- 将軍は前線での苦戦にも関わらず悠然としている ⇨ The general seems confident and relaxed despite the struggles in the front
- 両国は過去に何度も戦争している ⇨ The two countries have had wars many times in the past
- 彼は幼少の頃から戦士としての訓練を受けた ⇨ He received trainings as a warrior since the early childhood
- 物事は無理そうでも挑戦してみる物だ ⇨ You should challenge things even if they look difficult (because you never know)