to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
official business; public business
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
isolation; being alone; being friendless
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
throwing technique; throw
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect