Golden Lion (highest prize at the Venice Film Festival)
Palme d'Or (highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival)
Supernatural (U.S. TV series)
(motion of) precession of the equinoxes; precession
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
pixel; picture element; PEL
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
futures; futures contract
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
canned cat food; tin of cat food
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
extraterrestrial life; ET
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
(small crunchy) dried sardines
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
mythical two-tailed monster cat
discount coupon or ticket
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat