dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
predicament; one's ground; one's position
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to disperse; to take a castle
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
error of judgment; miscalculation
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
softly; mildly; gently; politely
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to throw into; to dump in together
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter