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October 26, 2017

逆襲 Counter-attack

逆襲 (ぎゃくしゅう)

counter-attack

逆襲
gyaku shuu
counter-attack

逆 gyaku reverse, opposite
襲 shuu attack, pounce on

襲来 shuu rai - an invasion; an attack; a raid [A]
逆転 gyaku ten - a reversal; turnaround [I]

Even the bell-bottoms didn't help increase the turnout.

SUGGESTED USAGE:

ヘンリーは、音楽(おんがく)業界値上(ぎょうかいねあ)げへの逆襲(ぎゃくしゅう)として、この(ちか)いをたてた。「(わたし)はこれから絶対(ぜったい)8トラックのテープを()いません。」

henri- wa, ongaku no gyou kai neage e no gyakushuu toshite, kono chikai o tateta. watashi wa korekara zettai eito torakku no te-pu o kaimasen.
As a counterattack on the music industry's recent price hike, Henry vowed to not buy new 8 tracks.

  • ヘンリー henri- - Henry
  • 音楽 ongaku - music
  • 業界 gyou kai - industry; the trade; world of
  • 値上げ ne age - raise in price
  • へ he - to [In this case, it is regarding the price raise]
  • として toshite - as; through; in response to this
  • この kono - this [placed before the noun it modifies]
  • 誓い chikai - promise; vow
  • たてた tateta - made; established [誓い uses 立つ (to stand, establish) to mean make a vow]
  • これから kore kara - from now on [これ this + から from]
  • 絶対 zettai - absolutely; positively
  • 8トラックのテープ eito torakku no te-pu - 8-track tape

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