小競り合い (こぜりあい)skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemynoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
squabble; quarrel; brief argumentnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 小競り合い

小選挙区しょうせんきょくsmall electoral district; single-member constituency
小学校しょうがっこうprimary school; elementary school
小説しょうせつnovel; (short) story
中小企業ちゅうしょうきぎょうsmall and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
小学生しょうがくせいelementary school student; primary school student
小型こがたsmall; small-sized
小学しょうがくelementary school; primary school
小島こじまsmall island; islet
競争きょうそうcompetition; contest
競技きょうぎgame; match
競馬けいばhorse racing
陸上競技りくじょうきょうぎtrack-and-field events
競馬場けいばじょうracecourse; race track
競り合うせりあうto struggle for; to compete with
競るせるto compete
競売きょうばいauction
合意ごうい(coming to an) agreement; consent
問い合わせといあわせenquiry; inquiry

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