adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
flaring up; bursting into flames
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
sizzle (usu. in advertising); dazzle; (a) kicker
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
intelligence or information network
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
merman; half man-half fish
to rule; to govern; to administer
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
information transfer; information transmission
social networking service; SNS
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later