standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to become pale; to turn pale
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
veil of darkness; curtain of night
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to sniff out; to get wind of
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
long (time that has passed); old (story)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
several minutes; a few minutes
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation