しれつ

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    fierce (fight, competition, etc.), severe, hot, hard, bitter, keen, cutthroat

    • このままでは熾烈な情報戦に勝てない。CIOの首を挿げ替えよう。
      This is a bruising information war. At this rate we'll never come out on top. We've got to replace our CIO.