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The enemy was entrenched all around the capital.
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tekigun
noun, no adjective
  1. enemy army
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teki
noun
  1. opponent; rival; adversary
  2. menace; danger; threat; enemy
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gun
noun
  1. army; armed forces; troops
  2. military authorities
  3. team; group; troupe
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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shuto
noun, no adjective
  1. capital city; metropolis
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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shuui
noun, no adjective
  1. surroundings; environs
  2. circumference
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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zangou
noun
  1. trench; dugout
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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katameru

te-form

katamete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt)
  2. to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
  3. to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence)
  4. to fortify; to reinforce; to support
  5. to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) (in the form に身をかためる)
  6. to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise
  7. to tie tightly; to fasten
  8. to hold a bow fully drawn
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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