Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
天下取りの争い
English translation:
Fought to unify/rule the whole country
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Feb 5, 2013 06:51
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Japanese term
天下取りの争い
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毎号取り上げる武将は、天下取りの争いに名を連ねた大将から、合戦を勝利に導いた軍師や影の参謀、領国を殖産へと導いた郷土の英雄など多士済々。
What is the meaning of 天下取りの争いに名を連ねた大将 in the above sentence.
What is the meaning of 天下取りの争いに名を連ねた大将 in the above sentence.
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Takafumi Miyauchi
Taiwan
Taiwan
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Taiwan
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Fought to unify/rule the whole country
The phrase refers to 大将 fighting for 天下統一.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a prime example, who won the competition.
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http://ejje.weblio.jp/sentence/content/天下統一
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a prime example, who won the competition.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-02-05 09:27:38 GMT)
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http://ejje.weblio.jp/sentence/content/天下統一
Here is the correct link I wanted to share.
Example sentence:
http://ejje.weblio.jp/sentence/content/%E8%B1%8A%E8%87%A3%E7%A7%80%E5%90%89%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B
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David Gibney
Ireland
Ireland
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disputes between the leaders
天下取り = leader, ruler
争い = dispute, competition, fight, quarrel
争い = dispute, competition, fight, quarrel
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Harry Oikawa
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Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
contest for supremacy
天下取りの争い is about the fight among the samurai warlords in order to obtain power over other warlords.
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warfare for dominating the whole country
or: competition for the unification of Japan
http://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/timeline_1500.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/timeline_1500.html
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war to rule the nation
天下取り = ruling the nation
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