Captain

"Captain" in Japanese

キャプテン

kyaputen

(one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions)

大佐

taisa

(a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral)

大尉

taii

(an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)

機長

kichō

(the person lawfully in command of an airliner)

船長

senchō

(the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel)

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