tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
political situation; political affairs
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to fight against; to oppose; to face
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
silence; stillness; quietness
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
both; both sides; both parties
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse