to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
(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; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
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; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
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
in succession; one by one
script; libretto; scenario
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home