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もつれる, 縺れる
1. to tangle, to get tangled, to get entangled
2. to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.), to trip over
3. to become complicated, to become difficult, to become tricky, to get into a tangle, to become messy
tbd
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接戦, せっせん
1. close contest, close match, close game, close race
2. close combat
tbd