攻せめ合あい

noun

attacking each other; mutual attack

Describes a situation where two sides are actively attacking one another, often in sports, debates, or conflicts.

• 試し合あいは激はげしい攻せめ合あいになった。

  The match turned into a fierce exchange of attacks.

• 議ぎ論ろんでは互たがいの弱じゃく点てんを突つく攻せめ合あいが続つづいた。

  In the debate, a mutual attack targeting each other's weaknesses continued.

noun

capturing race

Go term: a race to capture the opponent's stones before they capture yours.

• この局きょく面めんは攻せめ合あいで、一いっ手ての遅おくれが命いのち取とりになる。

  This position is a capturing race; a single move's delay can be fatal.