sure no problem, it means “gold ball” – it’s similar to how we use “gold star” in English so you can yell this at someone when they do something good and want to praise them for their efforts ^^
烏賊 ～ 自派
いか ～ じは
squid ～ one’s own faction of a party
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格好いい 〜 感じ
かっこいい 〜 かんじ
cool ~ feeling
命～物価
いのち～ぶっか
life ～ cost of living
I like watching VS Arashi - it used to air on TV here - and in one of the games, they have to describe actual gold-coloured balls. They call them ゴールドボール. I wonder why.
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散らし寿司〜昆布
ちらしずし〜こんぶ
新宿～河口湖
しんじゅく～かわぐちこ
Shinjuku ~ Kawaguchiko
Two places I’ll be visiting in my upcoming trip! It’s so close now!
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空港 〜 高価
くうこう 〜 こうか
airport ~ high price
Travel sure is expensive, I want to save up to go places
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牛～小皿
うし～こざら
cow ~ small plate
新宿～河口湖
しんじゅく～かわぐちこ
Shinjuku ~ Kawaguchiko
Two places I’ll-
Wait, didn’t I already…
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しつれい～きのこ
shitsurei - kinoko
rudeness～mushroom
Finally, I think I did it right. 
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Oh, I get it. I thought there was an extra rule that meant the inner two letters used the same syllable. (OP’s え/せ example was just a coincidence.)
急ぐ～欠席
いそぐ～けっせき
Hurry ~ Absence
I wasn’t fast enough. I absolutely would have.
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着る～楽器
きる～がっき
To wear ～ Musical Instrument
ルパン三世～映画
ルパンさんせい～えいが
Lupin the Third ~ Movie
Cheating? Debatable. But I’ve been considering rewatching Castle of Cagliostro lately. The last time I saw it was as a child, and on VHS to boot.
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異世界～燃え
いせかい～もえ
Another world ～ uh… moe
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何時も～何時も
いつも～いつも
Always ~ Always
I will always be here to resurrect this thread. Always. Unless answering the next one is too hard. Then someone else has to do it.
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もしもし〜けいたい
phone hello〜cell phone
失敗～酒
しっぱい～さけ
Failure～Alcohol
These two are more relevant than I’d care to admit. Let’s just say there’s a reason I was on level 19 for 14 days. Alcohol is the enemy of self-betterment, kids.
田舎〜今朝
いなか〜けさ
countryside〜this morning
both ateji
亀～コロッケ
かめ～コロッケ
tortoise~croquette