Editing Bayonetta/ja-en

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== Records of Time　～　{{gloss|魔女狩り|まじょがり　witch hunt}} ==
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|「{{gloss|光|ひかり　light}}と{{gloss|闇|やみ　dark; darkness}}が{{gloss|生み出す|うみだす　to create; to give birth to}}　
{{gloss|認識|にんしき　perception; recognition}}こそ{{gloss|真理|しんり　truth}}の{{gloss|世界|せかい　world}}で…」
|In a world that light and darkness creates, where perception is truth...}}
こそ is used to emphasise the preceding word, giving it the meaning of 'it is this [that is important, etc.], and not anything else'.

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|「{{gloss|目|め　eye}}も{{gloss|眩む|くらむ　be blinded; be dazzled}}{{gloss|昔|むかし　the past; long ago}}――」
|}}
{{todo|Explanation of phrase 目も眩む}}

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|「ヨーロッパの{{gloss|辺境|へんきょう　remote region; frontier}}に　
{{gloss|歴史|れきし　history}}の{{gloss|観測者|かんそくしゃ　observer; overseer}}たる{{gloss|一族|いちぞく　clan}}がいた」
|In a remote region of Europe, there were clans who served as overseers of history.}}
"N1たるN2" means "N2 which has the (outstanding/superior) quality or capacity of N1". たる comes from the written expression てあり, its use giving a solemn feel to the text. It has an exaggerated tone, and is used mainly in formal written language or formal spoken language, such as in speeches. 

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|「闇の{{gloss|従者|じゅうしゃ　attendant; follower}}　アンブラの{{gloss|魔女|まじょ　witch}}と――」
|The followers of darkness, the Umbra Witches and...}}

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|「光の{{gloss|使者|ししゃ　emissary; messenger}}　ルーメンの{{gloss|賢者|けんじゃ　sage; wise man}}」
|the emissaries of light, the Lumen Sages.}}

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|「{{gloss|両者|りょうしゃ　both, the two}}は{{gloss|互い|たがい　each other; mutual}}を{{gloss|敬い|うやまい（敬う）　to show respect; to honour}}　
{{gloss|力|ちから　power; strength}}の{{gloss|均衡|きんこう　balance; equilibrium}}を{{gloss|保ちながら|たもちながら（保つ）　to keep; to maintain; to preserve}}――」
|They both respected each other, and while maintaining the balance of power...}}
{{todo|Explanation of ながら.}}

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|「歴史を{{gloss|支え合った|ささえあった（支え合う）　to support (each other)}}」
|they supported history.}}
{{todo|Check translations; why is 支え合う being used?}}

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|「その均衡が{{gloss|壊れる|壊れる　to be broken; to break}}まで…」
|Until that balance breaks...}}
{{todo|Leave translation literal (breaks) or change to a more natural phrasing (broke/was broken)?}}

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|「{{gloss|突如|とつじょ　suddenly; all of a sudden}}　両者は{{gloss|反目|はんもく　hostility; antagonism; to feud (with)}}し　
互いに{{gloss|憎悪|ぞうお　hatred; animosity}}を{{gloss|燃やして|もやして（燃やす）　to burn; to light}}――」
|Suddenly, the two (clans) became antagonistic and stoked the hatred between them and...}}
{{todo|Polish translation?}}

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|「{{gloss|争い始める|あらそいはじめる（争う）　to fight; stuggle}}」
|they began to fight.}}
{{todo|Explanation of ～始める.}}

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|「その{{gloss|炎|ほのお　flame}}はヨーロッパ{{gloss|全土|ぜんど　the whole land/nation}}を　
{{gloss|無限|むげん　endless; infinite; limitless}}の{{gloss|戦渦|せんか　disorder/chaos due to war}}に{{gloss|陥れた|おとしいれた（陥れる）　to put into a bad state}}」
|Its flames plunged all of Europe into an endless chaos of war.}}

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|「{{gloss|奇襲|きしゅう　surprise attack}}　{{gloss|暗殺|あんさつ　assassination}}　{{gloss|惨殺|ざんさつ　gruesome murder; butcher}} 」
|Surprise attacks, assassinations, massacres...}}

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|「{{gloss|壮絶|そうぜつ　fierce; valiant; heroic}}な{{gloss|抗争|こうそう　conflict; struggle}}だった」
|It was a fierce conflict.}}

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|「賢者たちは　
{{gloss|神|かみ　god}}の力を{{gloss|以って|もって　with; by means of}}{{gloss|戦った|たたかった（戦う）　to fight}}が――」
|The sages fought with the power of God, but...}}
{{todo|Explanation of が?}}

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|「闇に{{gloss|暗躍|あんやく　act in secret}}する　
魔女の{{gloss|攻勢|こうせい　offensive; attack}}に{{gloss|圧され|あっされ（圧する）　to overwhelm; to excel}}始め――」
|they began to be overwhelmed by the attack of the witches, who secretly act in the darkness, and...}}
{{todo|Explanation of the passive?}}

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|「{{gloss|開戦|かいせん　outbreak/start of war}}から{{gloss|数年後|すうねんご　several years after}}　
抗争は魔女の{{gloss|勝利|しょうり　victory; success}}で{{gloss|幕となる|まくとなる to come to an end}}
|several years after the start of the war, the conflict ends in victory for the witches.}}
幕となる could also be written 幕になる.

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|「{{gloss|安息|あんそく　rest; repose}}も{{gloss|束の間|つかのま　a passing moment; a brief space of time}}――」
|The rest was brief...}}

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|「力を{{gloss|恐れた|おそれた（恐れる）　to be afraid; to fear}}{{gloss|人々|ひとびと　people}}による　
魔女の{{gloss|糾弾|きゅうだん　denouncement; censure}}が{{gloss|始まった|はじまった（始まる）　to begin}}」
|Denouncement of the witches by the people who feared their power began.}}

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|「{{gloss|生き残った|いきのこった（生き残る）　to survive}}魔女は　
{{gloss|捕らえられ|とらえられ（捕らえる）　to capture}}――」
|The witches who had survived were captured and...}}

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|「{{gloss|徹底的|てっていてき　thorough; complete}}に{{gloss|断罪|だんざい　conviction}}された」
|they were exhaustively convicted.}} 

{{jp-en
|「神の{{gloss|奇跡|きせき　miracle; wonder}}も　
”{{gloss|魔女狩り|まじょがり　witch-hunt}}”を{{gloss|加速|かそく　acceleration}}させ――」
|The miracles of God also accelerated the "witch-hunts" and...}}
～狩り（がり） can be attached to other words as well. Some modern examples include {{gloss|おたく狩り|おたくがり}} (criminals or police targeting ''otaku'') or {{gloss|おやじ狩り|おやじがり}} (criminals targeting older men). 

{{todo|Explanation of させる?}}

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|「ついにアンブラの魔女も　
{{gloss|全て|すべて　all; everything}}{{gloss|滅び去った|ほろびさった（滅び去る）　to perish and disappear}}」
|in the end, the Umbra Witches also all perished.}}

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|「ただ{{gloss|一人|ひとり　one person}}を{{gloss|除いて|のぞいて　except; save}}…」
|Except for just one...}}

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|ベヨネッタ　「ジャンヌ！」
|Bayonetta: "Jeanne!"}}

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|ジャンヌ　「{{gloss|無事|ぶじ　safety; security}}だ！」
|Jeanne: "I'm okay!"}}

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|ベヨネッタ　「{{gloss|行く|いく　to go}}ぞ　{{gloss|離れる|はなれる　to be separated from; to leave; to go away}}な！」
|Bayonetta: "Let's go! Stay close to me!}}
{{todo|Explanation of な}}

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|{{gloss|現代|げんだい　the present day; modern times}}
|Present day}}

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