to read the situation; to sense the mood
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
as if nothing had happened
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
cooperation; collaboration
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
clapping and cheering; applause
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
token (effort); something done for form's sake
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
climax; peak; zenith; apex
dusk; nightfall; twilight
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)