field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
casualties; the killed and wounded
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
discipline; punishment; reprimand
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
ballistic missile defense; BMD
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot; always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD displays); stuck pixel
several shots; several blows
wide-open; frank; open; candid
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
last ray of hope; only hope
Tottori (city, prefecture)
corruption (of order, public morals, etc.); subversion; degradation; collapse (of an organization, system, etc.); falling apart
funeral; burial (service); funeral procession
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy