leader; central personage
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
spotlight; close observation
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
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 or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
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
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
tall figure; high stature
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
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 squint (one eye); to narrow
(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. of a joke)
extremely; very; really; super; so
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
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.)