proposal; offer; request; application
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
movie theater showing a (particular) movie; cinema showing a film
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
goods; merchandise; commercial items
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
regarding highly; attaching importance to
around the world; throughout the world
capital; funds; seed money; asset
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
the world in general; society; convention
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
introductory article; advertisement
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
welcome; (warm) reception
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
usefulness for the (seemingly) useless