if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
audience; spectator; spectators
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
hand used like a sword in striking
to smash; to break into pieces
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
and then; and so; and; so then
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic