from now; from this moment; henceforth
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
one's own style; self-taught manner
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
massing (of troops); gathering
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
small number; few; minority
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
looking pale; looking unwell
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
thousands; several thousand
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
logistics; supply; communications
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
protracted war; war of attrition
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to take command; to give direction
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field