tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
in good shape; strongly built; in good health; having a strong constitution
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
this (very thing); this precisely
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
refining; refinement; smelting; training
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
sun; saint; San (people); son
spring water; clear (pure) water
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
beyond this point; from now on; after this
safe; vault; storage cabinet