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1. an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady:

均衡, バランス, 釣り合い; 均衡のとれた状態; (体の)平衡(感覚)

e.g. she lost her balance before falling

e.g. slipping in the mud but keeping their balance.

Sailing the ability of a boat to stay on course without adjustment of the rudder.

2. a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions:

(力･質･量などで)調和(のとれた状態), 釣り合い, バランス (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う) (↔ imbalance); 〖a ～ between A and B〗 AとBとの釣り合い

e.g. in singular : try to keep a balance between work and relaxation

e.g. overseas investments can add balance to an investment portfolio.

stability of one's mind or feelings:

(心の)平静, 落ち着き

e.g. the way to some kind of peace and personal balance.

in singular the relative volume of various sources of sound:

e.g. the balance of the voices is good.

Art harmony of design and proportion.

3. an apparatus for weighing, especially one with a central pivot, beam, and a pair of scales.

天秤, はかり(scales)

(the Balance) the zodiacal sign or constellation Libra.

〖the B-〗〘天〙 てんびん座(Libra)

4. a counteracting weight or force.

〖単数形で〗 «…に対して» 均衡をとるもの, 相殺するもの «to»

(also balance wheel) the regulating device in a mechanical clock or watch.

(時計の)てんぷ輪(balance wheel)

5. a predominating weight or amount; the majority:

〖the ～〗 大勢, 優位

e.g. the balance of opinion was that work was more important than leisure.

6. a figure representing the difference between credits and debits in an account; the amount of money held in an account:

〘商〙 預金残高

e.g. he accumulated a healthy balance with the savings bank.

the difference between an amount due and an amount paid:

〖通例the ～〗 (負債の)残金, 未払い金

e.g. unpaid credit-card balances.

in singular an amount left over.

〖the ～〗 残り, 余り(rest)

1. keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall:

…のバランスをとる［保つ］

e.g. a mug that she balanced on her knee.

no object remain in a steady position without falling:

〈人･物が〉バランスをとる［保つ］

e.g. Richard balanced on the ball of one foot.

2. offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another:

…を相殺する, 埋め合わせる

e.g. the cost of obtaining such information needs to be balanced against its benefits.

counteract, equal, or neutralize the weight or importance of:

〖～ A and B/with B〗 〈人が〉A〈物･事〉とB〈物･事〉の両立を図る, 釣り合いをとる

e.g. he balanced his radical remarks with more familiar declarations.

establish equal or appropriate proportions of elements in:

e.g. they are struggling to balance work and family life.

3. compare debits and credits in (an account), typically to ensure that they are equal:

〘経〙 …の収支を合わせる; …を収入内におさめる

e.g. the law requires the council to balance its books each year.

no object (of an account) have credits and debits equal.

the difference in total value between payments into and out of a country over a period.

1. a situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power.

2. the power held by a small group when larger groups are of equal strength.

the difference in value between a country's imports and exports.

uncertain; at a critical stage: his survival hung in the balance for days.

with all things considered: but on balance he was pleased.

choose a moderate course or compromise: she's decided to strike a balance between fashionable and accessible.

balancer | ˈbalənsər | noun

Middle English (in balance (sense 3 of the noun) ): from Old French balance (noun), balancer (verb), based on late Latin (libra) bilanx ‘(balance) having two scale pans’, from bi- ‘twice, having two’ + lanx ‘scale pan’.