simply put; putting it simply; in short
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to loiter around; to wander about
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
flaring up; bursting into flames
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
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
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
intelligence network; information network
savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
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 be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson