private (JGSDF); private second class
over center field (centre)
colonel (JASDF, JGSDF); captain (JMSDF)
hitting all the targets (archery)
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
act of terror; act of terrorism
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
laboratory animal; experimental animal
irrational (line of) argument
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to switch off; to turn off
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to think too much; to be over-concerned