standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
last days; the end; one's fate
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
decapitation; decapitated head
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
secret technique; secret art
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
trusting too much; overestimating ability
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
operation; functioning; running
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book