vicious circle; vicious cycle
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
actor; actress; player; performer
Japanese film; Japanese painting
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
want to ... do something; would like to ...
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
romantic film; love movie
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
trembling with excitement
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lick something up; to lap something up
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
running time (of a movie)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
free (of charge); gratuitous
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess