tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
① 二組に分かれ一本の綱を両側から引き合い、中心線を自らの方へ一定程度引き寄せた方を勝ちとするスポーツ又は遊戯。② ほぼ同じ力量の二者が、あるものを取り合い争うこと。特に、決定の決め手が無く、膠着状態に陥っている場合を言う。
last ray of hope; only hope
ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna
one's last hope; one's only hope; the last hope
Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort); Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
to become a yokozuna; to be a yokozuna