その戦いは生死を賭けた戦いのようであった。

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English Translation

That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.

Furigana

その戦(たたか)いは生死(せいし)を賭(か)けた戦(たたか)いのようであった。

Romanji

Sono tatakai wa seishi o kaketa tatakai no yō de atta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

戦い (たたかい)

battle; fight; struggle; conflict

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

生死 (せいし、しょうし、しょうじ)

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

賭ける (かける)

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...