Vocabulary

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

sample return (mission); bringing back samples from another planet, asteroid, etc.

after staying up all night

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

bizarre theory; strange theory; wild theory

wake (of a ship)

Japan Academy

chitosamine; glucosamine

postcoital test; PCT; Huhner test

will (probably)

traveler; traveller

iron maiden (torture device)

take care; take good care of yourself

staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge

National Security Council

Personal Information Protection Commission

Japan Casino Regulatory Commission

Minister for Reconstruction

Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau

chargé d'affaires ad interim; acting chargé d'affaires

undressing of a woman by a villain, by pulling her obi and spinning her round

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

flat brush

extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

a bit lower (of price)

in a word; in short; in summary; summing up; to sum up

to lower one's fishing line (into water)

catch (fish) of the river; products of the river; fruits of the river

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

Rhodesia

supply and demand

employment adjustment subsidy; subsidy for employment adjustment; subsidy to help defray layoff costs

community-acquired infection; community transmission

data relay satellite; DRS

instructor; guide

related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood

international parcel post (Japan Post international mail service for packages weighing less than 30 kg)

small packet (Japan Post international mail service for packages weighing less than 2 kg)

international ePacket (Japan Post international airmail service for packages weighing less than 2 kg)