敵からの攻撃を予想していたおかげで私たちは身を守れた
Meaning in EnglishBecause we anticipated the enemy’s attack we could protect ourselves
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Kanji
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N1
敵
teki / kataki, ada, kana.u
enemy, foe, opponent
N1
攻
kou / se.meru
aggression, attack, criticize
N1
撃
geki / u.tsu
beat, attack, defeat
N3
予
yo, sha / arakaji.me
beforehand, previous, myself
N3
想
sou, so / omo.u
concept, think, idea
N4
私
shi / watakushi, watashi
private, I, me
N4
身
shin / mi
somebody, person, one's station in life
N3
守
shu, su / mamo.ru, mamo.ri, mori, -mori, kami
guard, protect, defend
Grammar
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N5
〜ている
te iru
Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context
N5
〜から
kara
Indicates cause or reason, equivalent to because or since, connects two clauses explaining reason
N4
〜し
shi
Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also
N5
〜を
o
Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action
N5
〜で
de
Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context
N5
〜の
no
Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase
N5
〜か
ka
Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options
N5
〜は
wa
Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information