world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
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.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(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
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
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
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
at the last moment; this late in the game
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
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)
confusion; distraction; derangement
being somewhat excited (agitated)