audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
carrying voice; well-projected voice
tall figure; high stature
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
very; extremely; excessively
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
ability; performance; efficiency
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than