Meanings

Sanbi (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)

audio equipment

loudspeaker system

residual value

start of deployment

security equipment (pepper spray, taser, batons, etc.)

road maintenance

ill-preparedness

office (usu. for construction, maintenance, services, etc.)

Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods)

electrical equipment

faulty maintenance

emergency deployment (police, etc.)

improvement project

processing plant

arms control negotiations

equipment installation

Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces)

reserve member

arms buildup