殴り合い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 殴り合い is read as なぐりあい and means “fistfight”.
• Basic usage: It denotes a staged fistfight and a confrontation that two characters avoid in favor of dialogue.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 殴り合いを表現する / 殴り合いを避ける
  • It is a fight in which people trade blows. Use 殴り合いを表現する for staging it and 殴り合いを避ける for avoiding it.