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われわれ
我々
ごうぶく
降伏
どちらしかない
We have the alternative of death and submission.
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Grammar and points of interest
Words
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Most common form: 我我
we
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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capitulation; surrender; submission
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1. which way; which direction; where  (see also: 此方, 其方, 彼方; どちら is polite; often written with kana only)
2. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
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Most common form: 歯科
noun
dentistry
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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Kanji
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
(kanji repetition symbol)   
シ   death   し die   
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death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
さじ spoon   
コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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wheel around
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go
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hill   
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フク   ふ to prostrate onself   ふせる lay (face) down   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
dot   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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