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合戦  [かっせん]    meaning:  compete  rank: 4
☆ 世界では新技術開発合戦が続いている (かいはつがっせん) ⇨ The battle to develop new technologies is going on in the world  (☛ Continuous competitions where competitors keep one-upping each other)
☆ 紅白歌合戦 (こうはくうたがっせん) ⇨ The women-men singing competition  (☛ 紅白歌合戦 is a famous music show held every year on New Year’s Eve in Japan, where female and male all-stars compete)

合戦  [かっせん]    meaning:  war  rank: 4
☆ 関ケ原の合戦 ⇨ The battle of Sekigahara   (☛ Only used for pre-modern-era wars. The battle was held in 1600 and started the Tokugawa dynasty)


More examples:

• 政治家が陣取り合戦に熱を上げている間に国が疲弊している ⇨ While politicians are preoccupied with their political games, the country is declining
• 引き分けの場合はPK合戦で勝者を決定する ⇨ The winner will be decided by a penalty shootout in case of a tie game
• 彼女が紅白歌合戦の大トリを務めた ⇨ She was the final singer in the New Year’s Eve singing contest