fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
nonviolence; non-violence
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
directions; instructions; orders; command
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
interference; meddling; butting in
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
metallic sound; metallic clank
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck