quest, arena, locale, starring. a starring role

Here’s how toilets in Tokyo got a starring role in “Perfect Days.”

Beijing’s reading of history is intended to serve two purposes: to emphasize the war guilt of Japan, China’s archrival, and elevate the role of the Chinese Communist Party in defeating Japanese militarism.

In Beijing’s World War II Narrative, Communists Get Starring Role

Ahead of a parade to commemorate the end of World War II, Beijing’s...

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Warming Relationships in a Warm Locale
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
President Obama spent the first full day at the Summit of the Americas playing down his celebrity and casting himself as the new kid on the block.



A World of Imports in TV’s New Season By BILL CARTER
Among the new entries on the fall television lineup and the lists of projects in development, a significant percentage started with an idea hatched in some distant locale.

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Liverpool on the Mersey, Alight
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When we think of Liverpool, usually our thoughts turn to The Beatles. But Liverpool has a lot more going for it than the Fab Four. The town on the Mersey turned 800 years old in 2007, and this year it is to be honored with the title European Capital of Culture 2008. Today marks the opening of the brand-new Liverpool Arena, with former Beatle Ringo Starr and Eurythmic Dave Stewart heading up Liverpool The Musical. Among other special events this year will be The Liverpool Sound Concert, starring native son Sir Paul McCartney.

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"People in Liverpool don't move very far, you know." — Ringo Starr

Late German superstar Hildegard Knef's quest for fame in Hollywood, documented in her 1970 autobiography, is to be the subject of a film starring Heike Makatsch.



Nissan is pulling a flanking position by offering flashy, high performance products like the 350Z and even a sexy minivan called Quest.


quest Show phonetics
noun [C] LITERARY
a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something difficult:
Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth.
She went to India on a spiritual quest.
[+ to infinitive] She does aerobics four times a week in her quest to achieve the perfect body.


 

━━ n. 探索, 探求（物） ((of, for)); （中世騎士の）諸国遊歴の旅.
 in quest of　…を（さがし）求めて.
━━ vi. 捜し求める ((for)); （猟犬が）さがし求める.
━━ vt. さがす.

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arena
noun [C] ━━ n. （円形劇場の中央の）闘技場, アリーナ; 争いの場所; 土俵.
arena theater　＝theater-in-the-round.

1 a large flat enclosed area used for sports or entertainment:
an Olympic/a sports arena

2 an activity that involves argument and discussion:
After 30 years in the political arena, our local member of parliament is retiring next year.

locale Show phonetics
noun [C] FORMAL
an area or place, especially one where something special happens, such as the action in a book or a film:
The book's locale is a seaside town in the summer of 1958.

lo・cale


━━ n. 現場, 場面; 舞台.