Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
got it; roger; leave it to me
the very best; excellent; superb
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
way out; means to escape; escape route
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
dating club; club providing a paid dating service to its members
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
depiction; description; portrayal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
reading matter; reading material
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sexual culture; sexual mores; prostitution
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
concession; conciliation; compromise
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
look!; there!; here!; that is
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
vice; immorality; corruption
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
exemplar; model; example; pattern
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking