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跳ね返す; 撥ね返す; 切り返す news2 nf34; 切返す; 斬り返す |
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逆襲 news1 nf22; 反撃 ichi1 news1 nf07 |
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返し技 (kendo, judo, etc.) |
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Attack by a part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes as regaining ground lost or cutting off or destroying enemy advance units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of his purpose in attacking. In sustained defensive operations, it is undertaken to restore the battle position and is directed at limited objectives |
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To react in an offensive way in order to: 1. either destroy an enemy committed in an attack, stop him at least while inflicting losses and regaining psychological advantage on him; 2. or restoring the integrity of a disposition by destroying or, at least, driving out the enemy committed in it. FRA |