middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
four corners; four ordinal directions
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
kyogen interlude; short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
mask; disguise; guise; mask
villain; baddie; the villain's part
good; goodness; right; virtue
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
gesture; gesticulation; motion
drama; play; powerful drug
practice; practising; training; discipline
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
one revolution; one rotation
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
acrobatics; risky undertaking
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
somersault; looping-the-loop
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to jump upon (a moving object)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ten; 10; ten years of age
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing