tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
great admiration; deep respect
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to need; to demand; to take; to require
in the same way as; just like
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to cut corners; to be shoddy
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
field; sports stadium; arena
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
tool; implement; means; furniture
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery