| 鍔迫り合い | [つばぜりあい, tsubazeriai] (n) (1) locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; (2) group of close competitors; fierce competition [Add to Longdo] |
| Teams number 1 and 34 battling neck-and-neck as they come down the short stretch. | [JP] 1番と34番 両チーム 鍔迫り合いのまま バックストレッチへ Breaking Away (1979) |