Key
Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.
Way in
Both terms in one sentence
- Later, all the way in volume seventeen, the class discovers that said concoction reduces the likelihood of his anti-matter cells exploding to less than 1%, and might be the key to saving his life.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Anime and Manga -
Perhaps to make up for the (in comparison) low-key main cast, a lot of side characters behave this way in Princess Tutu.
Source: Large Ham / Anime - Lucifer is played this way in many of his incarnations... It's so common that presenting him as low key or mellow is a subversion of his normal character.
Source: Large Ham / Other
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