story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
signature pose; trademark pose
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
how; in what way; how about; questionable
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
at the last moment; this late in the game
bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
surrounding at a distance
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
centre of attention; center of attention
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
tune (melody, piece of music)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
impression; strong belief; conviction
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
synchronization; synchronized swimming