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1 exact word match found in search '背水の陣'
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expression
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing  (see also: 背水, )
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8 partial word matches found in search '背水の陣'
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noun
1. height; stature
2. back; spine  (this meaning is restricted to reading せ)
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noun
(standing) with one's back to the water  (esp. as 背水の陣)
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noun
back (of the body)  (see also: 背中; CODE dated MISSING!)
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noun
1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)  (see also: ; み is generally used in compounds)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
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noun
1. Wednesday  (see also: 水曜日; abbreviation)
2. shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)  (see also: 氷水)
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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Most common form: じん
noun
1. battle formation  (see also: 背水の陣)
2. camp; encampment; position  (see also: 陣を張る)
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