dispute; argument; contention
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
succession struggle; succession race
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
leadership competition; power struggle
championship race; struggle for victory
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
custody battle; custody dispute
fighting over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill
well-matched contest; (lit.) fight between a dragon and a tiger
fighting over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill
war of words; quarrel; dispute
struggling to grab hold of one's opponent's belt with one's dominant hand
fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does); (lit.) a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)