dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to fight with swords; to cross swords
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to push away; to push aside; to shove
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
review (of learned material); revision
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
reproachful; hateful; bitter
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
Non-alcoholic mixed drink
previous engagement; prior contract
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
in proportion to; according to; depending on
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour