to contrast or compare one thing with another
何かを他のものと比較すること (nanika o hoka no mono to hikaku suru koto)
"This idea stands over against the traditional belief."
"この考えは伝統的な信念と対立しています。" (Kono kangae wa dentōteki na shinnen to tairitsu shiteimasu.)
to maintain an emotional or communicative link with someone
to make direct eye contact as a sign of honesty or respect
to go back in the direction you came from
to connect different economies via trade or investment
to keep working on something until it is completed
to be employed by someone or an organization
