ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
transactions; dealings; business
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
ending up right back where one started
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to affect; to impact; to influence
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
observation; survey; watching
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
materials; data; document
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
again; once more; a second time
high efficiency; high performance
negotiations; discussions; connection