敵が攻撃しそうなところに先回りして手を打っておいた。

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English Translation

We anticipated where the enemy would attack.

Furigana

敵(てき)が攻撃(こうげき)しそうなところに先回(さきまわ)りして手(て)を打(う)っておいた。

Romanji

Teki ga kōgekishisō na tokoroni sakimawarishite te o utteoita.

Words

敵 (てき)

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat; enemy

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

だ (だ)

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

先回り (さきまわり)

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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.

打つ (うつ)

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)