glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
islander; inhabitant of an island
construction; establishment
far away in the distance; in the far distance
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
great laughter; burst of laughter
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
after a long time; for the first time in a while
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to manage a state; to govern a country
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened