preface; introduction; preamble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
Saitama (city, prefecture)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to have a talk; to tell a story
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
each place; various places
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
tacit; unspoken; implicit
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
cartoon characters; anime characters
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
immediately; right away; on the spot
genuine article; real thing; real deal
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
both hands; both arms; ten