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そうこくsoukoku

noun · suru verb · intransitive

1. rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces)
2. conflict
3. strife
4. struggle
5. mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood)
6. excessive destructive cycle

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