tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
intercept; interception; counter-attack
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to die; to lay down life's burden
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
dull sound; muffled sound
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to be dead; to be lifeless
blow; shock; strike; batting
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)