life; living; I; me; student
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
import; importation; introduction; afferent
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
waste of time; killing time
firm; unshakeable; resolute
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
(social) position; status
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods
people; men and women; each person; everybody
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Japanese film; Japanese painting
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
stale; hackneyed; cliched
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
historical play; period drama
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
at that time; in those days
military personnel; soldier
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by