| 中堅 | [ちゅうけん, chuuken] (n,adj-no) (1) main body (of troops); (2) nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure; (3) center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder; (n) (4) athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.); (P) |
| 密着 | [みっちゃく, micchaku] (n,vs) (1) glued to; closely related to; (2) giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary; (P) |
| 密着取材 | [みっちゃくしゅざい(uK), micchakushuzai (uK)] (n,vs) (See 密着・2) total coverage; giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary |
| 立て役者;立役者 | [たてやくしゃ, tateyakusha] (n) leading actor; person who acts as driving force behind something; key figure; leading spirit; central figure |
| 重要人物 | [じゅうようじんぶつ, juuyoujinbutsu] (n) important person; strategic person; key figure |