chain mail (armor, armour)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
rule; governance; consul (of the Roman republic); consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
back (side); reverse; the inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
satin with raised figures
silk damask; satin damask
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
identifying mark (esp. a mark of comradeship); mark placed where two pieces of cloth are to be sewn together (or two pieces of wood joined, etc.); verification seal; tally
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
one's native country; land of one's birth
to intertwine; to twist together
verbal note (notes verbale); written statement
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
styptic; stopping of bleeding
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
little by little; bit by bit
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium