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剣けん道どうの試し合あいで、相あい手ては斜しゃに構かまえて攻こう撃げきの機き会かいをうかがっていた。

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剣けん道どう

kendo; Japanese fencing

possession, attribution, nominalizer, or nominal linker

試し合あい

match; game; bout; contest

noun, suru verb

location, means, cause, or scope marker

相あい手て

opponent; rival

斜しゃに構かまえて

couch a sword; hold a sword diagonally; take a cynical stance; look at things ironically; be on guard; stand ready; adopt a formal attitude

-> 斜に構えるexpression, verb

攻こう撃げき

attack; assault; offensive

noun, suru verb

possession, attribution, nominalizer, or nominal linker

機き会かいをうかがっ

wait for one's chance; wait for an opportunity

-> 機会をうかがうexpression, verb

ongoing or resultant state

-> ているgrammar

past tense or completed action