logistics; supply; communications
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)