animation studio; animation production company
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
point of compromise; common ground
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
view; opinion; finding; findings
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
preliminary test or trial; tryout
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light; self-production (of an album, film, etc.)
animated film released direct-to-video
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
this country; our country
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
preliminary step; first step
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to talk (a person) down; to confute
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment