あらそ
arasō

Godan Verb (u)

1. to compete; to contest; to contend

Intransitive
いち れいチームが しょう ようと あらそった。
jūchiimuga shōo eyōto arasotta
Ten teams competed for the prize.
Godan Verb (u)

2. to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose

Intransitive
その囚人 しゅうじん たちはまるで狂人 きょうじんのように たがいに あらそった。
sono shūjintachiwa marude kyōjinno yōni tagaini arasotta.
The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.
Godan Verb (u)

3. to deny (e.g. evidence)

Intransitive
Related to 争えない