companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to fight each other; to clash
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
draw; tie; quits; even; square
worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary
double wing attack (opening); mutual attack
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
forgive me; my sincere apologies
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
opponent's side of court (in tennis, etc.)
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
compatibility horoscope (esp. for love); compatibility reading
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish; to pass away
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition); to balance; to cancel out
to compete with each other
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
interviewee; subject of an interview
fellow sufferers pity each other
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
to be adjacent (with each other); to come into contact (with each other); to touch (each other); to neighbor (neighbour); to border
to pity (one another); to commiserate
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
to grow together; to join together (in doing something)
to be incompatible; to be contradictory
staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
to be different (from each other); to differ
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
to have a consanguineous feud; to fight between family members; to have an internecine feud
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
to mutually shine on (each other)
evening bell; vespers bell
to be prepared; to be arranged; to be done; to be in order; to be put in order
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
opponent's territory (comp. karuta); the section of the playing field where one's opponent places their cards
to get along well together; to be in tune with one another; to harmonize with each other; to go well together
to be coupled with; to be combined with; (arch.) to await
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
fellow soldiers rely on one another; people in the same situation should help each other
enshrinement of two or more deities in one building of a shrine; shrine building dedicated to two or more deities
having completely different natures and being incompatible with each other; like oil and water; (lit.) ice and (charcoal) fire cannot coexist
competitive bids; competitive bidding
joint ownership; sharing; going Dutch
to be true to one's name; to live up to one's reputation
dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)
to be together always (esp. married couple); to be inseparable; to live in perfect harmony
for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time; responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire
(obtaining) quotes from several companies; (fielding) competitive bids; competitive bidding
Aizawa incident (assassination of Major General Tetsuzan Nagata by Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aizawa; August 12, 1935)
one after the other; successively
being on duty with a colleague; partner; colleague
to be happily married; (lit.) to go together like two zithers
medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)
fresh or dried fish preserved in salt
sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
to help each other; to complement
in every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial
to accompany someone; to bring someone along; to get married
multiple people holding the same item with their chopsticks; passing something from chopstick to chopstick
drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other
official seal; verification seal; affixing a seal to an official document; making a joint signature or seal
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
catch crop; intercropping
doing together; being on par; being equal
opponent team; opposing team
adversary party; opposing party
competitor; rival; competition
recipient (of email, e.g.)
Permanent Virtual Circuit; PVC
Switched Virtual Circuit; SVC
permanent virtual connection; PVC
switched virtual connection; SVC
dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other
nausea triggered by seeing one's partner experiencing morning sickness; sympathetic pregnancy
half lap joint between parallel boards
by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together; by practice far apart
renting a house in the same block of houses as someone else; person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself
renting a house in the same block of houses as someone else; person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself
even an unruly horse can be tamed
partner; someone who shares one's load
wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament
very sorry; remorseful; apologetic; contrite
growing old together (as a married couple)
mutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
halving; scarfing; halving joint
to have mixed feelings of love and hatred; to love and hate equally
to brush against; to rub together
go played by two equally skilled players
the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad
gap; space; good relationship
two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)
very sorry; remorseful; apologetic; contrite
two people riding in a palanquin together