pair, couple, set...

correspondence (to), equivalence, suitability...

measure, step, countermeasure...

target, object (of worship, study...

confrontation, opposition, antagonism

dialogue, conversation, talk...

opposition, resistance, antagonism...

confrontation, showdown

opposition, rivalry, competition...

toward Japan, with Japan

absolutely, definitely, unconditionally...

facing, opposite, across the street...

dealing with, coping with

contrast, antithesis, comparison

talk, dialogue, conversation

equality (esp. of status), equal footing, equal terms

absolutely, definitely, unconditionally

dealing with (people, customers, complaints...

hostility, antagonism, opposition

to face, to go towards, to head towards

external, foreign

relating to the USA, toward America, with America

contrast, comparison

extermination, elimination, eradication...

Committee of the National Diet

symmetry, second person

to face (each other), to be facing, to be directed toward (the future...

fighting (against), taking on (an opponent), facing...

(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)

relative