差さし向むかい

noun

face to face; facing each other

Describes a situation where two people are directly opposite each other, often in a close or intimate setting. Typically used in the adverbial forms 差し向かいで or 差し向かいに.

• 二人ふたりは差さし向むかいで話はなし合あった。

  The two talked face to face.

• 差さし向むかいに座すわって食しょく事じをした。

  We sat facing each other and ate.