Bitter
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Both words in one sentence
- Talk Like a Pirate Day: Once upon a faraway time, in a universe slightly askew to this one, circumstances beyond anyone's control led to a fierce and bitter rivalry between Pirates and Ninjas, but Kurogane doesn't care about that.
Source: Fanfic Recs / CLAMP -
In the Fist of the North Star manga, the kanji 強敵 (normally read as kyouteki or "fierce adversary") is given the reading tomo (とも), which the Japanese word for "friend", which serves to indicate that not all of Kenshiro's adversaries are bitter enemies, but more like equal rivals.
Source: Alternate Character Reading
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