producer (film, TV, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
knowing; (an) acquaintance
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
musical composition; tune
to dance; to perform dance steps
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to get between; to be caught in
climax; peak; zenith; apex
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
stagnation; hindrance; delay
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to come to an end; to close the curtain
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes