Vocabulary

best of one's time; greatest of the age; peerless; unmatched

burglar alarm; personal alarm

leopard moray eel (Enchelycore pardalis); dragon moray eel

lightweight backpack in a randoseru style

work bag; bag one brings to work

personal effects; belongings; clothing; habiliments

emergency backpack; emergency bag; go-bag

(verbal) health check (esp. in elementary school, during roll call)

plaintiff

defeating one's opponents one by one; piecemeal defeat; dealing with tasks or opponents individually

long sword; long katana

football; soccer

delaying operation; time-buying

flank attack; flanking maneuver

recipient of a decoration (medal, order); person who has been decorated

duty of disclosure; duty to inform; obligation to notify

accommodation disorder; dysregulation; disturbance

arriving five minutes early; being ready five minutes early; practice of always being early (to ensure punctuality)

signaling theory; signalling theory

duty of commission; duty to act; obligation to act

wargame piece (on a training map); map symbol (representing troops)

wargame; map exercise; kriegspiel

reserve army; flying column; troops kept in reserve for flexible deployment

steamed dish; steamed food

direct escort; direct cover; combat air patrol; CAP

call tracing

secondary carbon atom

airburst; bursting in the air (of a shell, projectile, etc.)

time fuze; time fuse; time detonator

ambush; surprise attack

rear-service duty; duty away from the front lines; logistics and support duty (behind the combat zone)

wave-making resistance

launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, or torpedoes); launch point; firing point

rocket-assisted projectile; RAP

bull-baiting (former British animal sport); bullbaiting

accelerator; acceleration device

trench gun (esp. the Winchester M1897); combat shotgun

town doctor

(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence

fierce battle; intense combat