amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
gradually; slowly but steadily
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
observation; survey; watching
on very good terms with each other; romantically attached
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence