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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

(つな)(わた)tightrope walking, funambulism

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      tightrope walking, high-wire act, funambulism

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      treading a tightrope, walking on thin ice, pulling a risky balancing act

      Idiomatic expression

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    綱渡り 【つなわたり】

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      綱渡(つなわた)練習(れんしゅう)(ちゅう)(つな)から落下(らっか)する。

      He fell off the rope while practicing tightrope walking.

      • N1

      サーカスで綱渡(つなわた)をする曲芸(きょくげい)披露(ひろう)する。

      To perform a tightrope walking act at the circus.

      • N1

      (ぼく)借金(しゃっきん)綱渡(つなわた)をして不況(ふきょう)()()えています。

      I've been walking a financial tightrope of debt just to survive the recession.

      • N1

      その会社(かいしゃ)経営(けいえい)毎日(まいにち)綱渡(つなわた)で、社長(しゃちょう)日々(ひび)ビクビクしている。

      That company is in a constant state of tightrope walking, and the president lives in daily fear.

      • N1

      両手(りょうて)(おもり)()って左右(さゆう)のバランスを調整(ちょうせい)することで綱渡(つなわた)がしやすくなる。

      Tightrope walking becomes easier when you hold weights in both hands to balance your sides.

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