本日の将棋棋戦
新人王戦準決勝，服部慎一郎六段が川村悠人三段に勝ち，
決勝進出を決めました。準決勝のもう一つのカードは，
高田明浩五段vs上野裕寿四段戦です。
順位戦A級，中村太地八段vs佐々木勇気八段戦，
終局を見守らず，就寝します。
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Herculean Task
Herculean adjective
UK /ˌhɜː.kjəˈliː.ən/ US /ˌhɝː.kjuˈliː.ən/
needing great strength and determination:
Herculean effort I sometimes feel so weak that even getting out of bed is a Herculean effort.
Herculean task She faces the Herculean task of bringing up four children single-handedly.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
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ロヒンギャとミャンマー軍の衝突続く
NEARLY 1 MIL. ROHINGYA STILL IN BANGLADESH 7 YEARS ON
militant noun [C]
UK /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tənt/ US /ˈmɪl.ə.tənt/
someone who is militant:
Militants within the party are demanding radical reforms.
85 suspected militants were arrested.
militant adjective
UK /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tənt/ US /ˈmɪl.ə.tənt/
active, determined, and often willing to use force:
militant extremists
The group has taken a militant position on the abortion issue and is refusing to compromise.
hawkish adjective
UK /ˈhɔː.kɪʃ/ US /ˈhɑː.kɪʃ/
hawkish adjective (SUPPORTING FORCE)
supporting the use of force in political relationships rather than discussion or other more peaceful solutions:
The president is hawkish on foreign policy.
Such opposition only hardened their hawkish views.
warlike adjective formal
UK /ˈwɔː.laɪk/ US /ˈwɔːr.laɪk/
often involved in and eager to start wars:
It has often been said, perhaps unfairly, that they are a warlike nation/people.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
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