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The enemy is caught like a mouse in a trap.
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Vocabulary list

teki
noun
  1. opponent; rival; adversary
  2. menace; danger; threat; enemy
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mou
adverb
  1. now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
  2. already; yet; by now; (not) anymore
  3. further; more; again; another; the other
interjection
  1. tsk; dammit; jeez; come on; what the hell (used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation))
fukurononezumi
expression
  1. rat in a trap; trapped rat; rat in a bag
fukuro
noun
  1. bag; sack; pouch
  2. skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
  3. dead end
  4. plot of land surrounded by water
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
nezumi
noun
  1. mouse; rat
  2. dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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