film shown over the New Year period
Watanabe Kouji (1928.7.14-)
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity
menu; list of meals (e.g. for the week)
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
light brown; golden brown
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
leader; magnate; big head
adoption; selection; choice
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
softness; gentleness; weakness
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
the big two...; two major...; two main...
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)