Marine Corps; Royal Marines
government service; the bureaucracy
complete set; all; everything
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
oral infection; orally transmitted infection
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
health care professional; medical worker
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
use; utility; profit; gain
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
major earthquake; large earthquake
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to prevent; to take precautions
to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post