standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
pair; the two; both persons; both things
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
hostility; antagonism; opposition
act of disobedience (betrayal); violation; breach; infraction; infringement
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
increase in speed, acceleration