revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
Dupond; Dupons; Dupont; Du Pont de Nemours (abbr)
indiscriminate terror; indiscriminate terrorism
must-see; not to be missed; a must
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
sworn brother; buddy; pal
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
courtesy call; courtesy visit
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
to die; (lit.) to become bones
forensic medicine; forensic pathology; medical jurisprudence; legal medicine
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to win the prize; to win the ring
take (e.g. in film-making)
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk