blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
sprain; wrench; bruise; contusion; fracture
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
water breaking (during pregnancy)
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
fire brigade; fire company
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
allocation; assignment; allotment
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
incision; operation; section
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination