laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
rare; uncommon; not often seen
depression; low spirits; dejection
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
order; command; directions; instructions
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to be to the point; to be pertinent
still (continuing); as ever; further
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
(find) common (meeting) ground
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up