tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
front line of (trenches for) deployed soldiers
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
archery; mapping; map; morphism
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
show tent; circus tent; freak show
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to miss a chance; to fail to do
slope; slanting surface; bevel
white background; blank; female virgin
acrobatics; risky undertaking
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
no matter how much time passes
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway