[さける(避ける)(P);よける(P), sakeru ( sake ru )(P); yokeru (P)] (v1, vt) (1) (よける only) to avoid (physical contact with); (2) (さける only) to avoid (situation); (v1) (3) to ward off; to avert; (P) #4437
[みみょう, mimyou] (adj-na, n) (1) delicate; subtle; sensitive; (2) difficult; delicate (situation); complicated; (3) doubtful; questionable; dicey; (P) #7073
[suraido] (n) (1) slide; (2) change (in value or situation); proportional change; (vs) (3) to slide; to slip; (4) to change (in value, e.g. with a sliding scale); to change (in situation); (P) #12558
[あやしい, ayashii] (adj-i) (1) (怪しい only) suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy; (2) (See いろっぽい) charming; bewitching; mysterious; (P) #12884
[きゅうじん, kyuujin] (n, vs) offer of job (situation); (P) #18749
[birujakku] (n) (abbr) building highjack (hostage situation)
[あんぱい, anpai] (n) (1) 'safe' tile in mahjong (one that won't be taken up by other players if discarded); (2) someone that can be safely ignored (e.g. in some competitive situation)
[ひとやく, hitoyaku] (n) role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
[くるしい, kurushii] (adj-i) (1) painful; difficult; agonizing; (2) (See 苦しい懐・くるしいふところ) needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances); (3) (See 苦しい言い訳・くるしいいいわけ) forced (smile, joke); lame (excuse); strained (interpretation); (4) awkward (situation); painful (position); (suf, adj-i) (5) (often ぐるしい) (See 寝苦しい・ねぐるしい, 聞き苦しい・ききぐるしい, 見苦しい・みぐるしい) (after masu stem) hard to do; unpleasant; (P)
[みてとる, mitetoru] (v5r, vt) to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
[こっかそんぼう, kokkasonbou] (n) the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
[すったもんだ, suttamonda] (adv, n, adj-no, vs) confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
[しゅらばる, shurabaru] (v5r) (sl) (See 修羅場) to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
[ばあいによる, baainiyoru] (exp, v5r) to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
[あしもとをみる, ashimotowomiru] (exp, v1) to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation)
[ぬきさしならぬ, nukisashinaranu] (exp, adj-f) sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
[まずい, mazui] (adj-i) (1) (uk) unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation); (2) (See 拙い) unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy; (3) ugly; homely; plain; unattractive; (4) (See 気不味い) awkward; untimely; inopportune; unfavorable; unwise; (P)
[ふううんきゅうをつげる, fuuunkyuuwotsugeru] (exp, v1) to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)