ライバル

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Japanese

 ライバル on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From English rival.

Pronunciation

Noun

ライバル • (raibaru) 

  1. a rival (competitor with the same objective)
    • 2008 February 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)百(ひゃく)九(きゅう)十(じゅう)三(さん)訓(くん)　『プリズンブレイク　シーズン２(ツー)』ってアレ　もうプリズンをブレイクしてるからプリズンブレイクじゃなくね？ [Lesson 193: Is There Even a Prison Break in Prison Break Season 2 If You’ve Already Broken out of Prison in Season 1?]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 22 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      …バカ　アンタ…来(く)るトコ間(ま)違(ちが)ってんじゃないの
      …Baka Anta… kuru toko machigatten ja nai no
      …Silly. You… aren’t supposed to be here
      ………間(ま)違(ちが)ってない　ユニフォーム…とりにきただけよ
      ………Machigatte nai Yunifōmu… tori ni kita dake yo
      …I’m not. I just came… for the uniform
      それでいいのよ　それでこそ　私(わたし)の親友(ライバル)
      Sore de ii no yo Sore de koso watashi no raibaru
      That’s right. That’s what you came for, my dear frenemy

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