logistics; supply; communications
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
assortment; product lineup
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
outward appearance; apparent
chain mail (armor, armour)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
everybody; every last one of them; all
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
route; way; course; directions
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon