tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
show; exhibition; spectacle
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
to rock; to shake; to swing
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
such; like that; in that way
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
hostility; animosity; enmity
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
among these; between these; of these
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs