starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
actor; actress; player; performer
unfaithful adaptation; hideous adaptation; terrible spin-off
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
live-action adaptation (of a cartoon or animated movie)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
financial muscle; economic clout
theatre; theater; playhouse
moaning; muttering; complaining
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
passing through without stopping; passing by
stairs; stairway; staircase
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
kiss scene; kissing scene
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; (lit.) intracranial flower garden