calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
way of reciting; way of telling a story
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to smash down; to beat in
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
freely; right and left; as one pleases
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
light; right; right field; right fielder
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor