| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n atomic explosion | 原子爆発 (genshi-bakuhatsu) |
| comp., MS | bill of materials explosion | 部品表展開 (The process of identifying the components, and their quantities, that are required to produce an item) |
| comp., MS | BOM explosion | BOM 展開 (The process of identifying the components, and their quantities, that are required to produce an item) |
| gen. | n Cambrian explosion | カンブリア爆発 (of life) |
| gen. | n center of an explosion | 爆心 news2 nf28 (ばくしん(ち)) |
| gen. | n center of explosion | 爆心地 |
| gen. | n centre of an explosion | 爆心 news2 nf28 (ばくしん(ち)) |
| gen. | n centre of explosion | 爆心地 |
| gen. | combinatorial explosion | 組合せ的爆発 |
| gen. | n damage or injuries caused by bombing or an explosion | 爆傷 |
| comp., MS | data explosion | データ エクスプロージョン (The exponential growth in size of a multidimensional structure, such as a cube, due to the storage of aggregated data) |
| tech. | dust explosion | 粉塵爆発 (ふんじんばくはつ) |
| tech. | dust explosion | 塵爆 (じんばく) |
| gen. | dust explosion | 粉じん爆発 (funjin-bakuhatsu) |
| tech. | explosion accident in sewer | 下水管渠の爆発事故 (げすいかんきょのばくはつじこ) |
| gen. | explosion caldera | 爆発カルデラ |
| gen. | explosion crater | 爆裂火口 |
| gen. | explosion-crater | 爆発火口 |
| gen. | explosion delay | 爆発遅れ (lag) |
| gen. | explosion index | 爆発指数 |
| gen. | explosion limit | 爆発限界 (bakuhatsu-genkai) |
| gen. | explosion limit concentration | 爆発限界濃度 |
| gen. | explosion limits | 爆発限界 (bakuhatsu-genkai) |
| gen. | n explosion of coal dust | 炭塵爆発 |
| gen. | n explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger | チャレンジャー号爆発事故 (Jan. 28, 1986) |
| gen. | n sound of an explosion or detonation | 爆音 news1 nf24 (bakuon) |
| comp. | n explosion proof | 防爆形 (bōbakugata) |
| gen. | explosion-proof | 防爆性 (ぼうばく・せい) |
| gen. | explosion-proof | 防爆 (ぼうばく) |
| construct. | explosion proof certificate | 防爆証明書 (ぼうばく・しょうめいしょ) |
| light. | explosion-proof luminaire | 耐圧防爆照明器具 |
| tel. | explosion proof telephone set | 防爆型電話器 |
| tech. | explosion proof wall | 防爆壁 (ぽうばくへき) |
| tech. | explosion proofing | 防爆 (ぼうばく) |
| construct. | explosion protection | 防爆性 (ぼうばく・せい) |
| tech. | explosion protection door | 爆発扉 (ばくはっとびら) |
| gen. | explosion seismology | 爆破地震学 |
| gen. | n explosion shot | エクスプロージョン・ショット |
| gen. | n explosion shot | エクスプロージョンショット |
| phys. | explosion wave | 爆発波 (ばくはつは) |
| gen. | explosion welding | 爆発溶接 |
| gen. | n vs explosion without effect | 空発 (kūhatsu) |
| gen. | n fumes from an explosion | 爆煙 |
| tech. | gas explosion fire | ガス爆発火災 (ガスばくはつかさい) |
| phys. | heat of explosion | 爆発熱 (bakuhatsunetsu) |
| gen. | n heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion | 黒い雨 (esp. that of Hiroshima) |
| gen. | n hydrogen explosion | 水素爆発 |
| gen. | n vs induced explosion | 誘爆 news2 nf47 |
| phys. | lower explosion limit | 爆発下限 (ばくはつ・かげん) |
| phys. | nuclear explosion | 核爆発 (かくばくはつ) |
| gen. | n nuclear explosion | 核爆発 news2 nf33 (かくばくはつ) |
| gen. | parts explosion | 部品展開 |
| comp., MS | phantom explosion | ファントム展開 (The process of calculating the demand for the materials required for a non-stocked subassembly that is built during the production process of the parent component) |
| gen. | phreatic explosion | 水蒸気爆発 |
| gen. | n population explosion | 人口爆発 |
| tech. | safety explosion-proof lighting fittings | 安全増防爆型器具 (あんぜんましぼうばくがたきぐ) |
| gen. | n vs secondary explosion | 誘爆 news2 nf47 |
| gen. | n sound of an explosion | 爆発音 |
| gen. | steam explosion | 水蒸気爆発 |
| astr. | n supernova explosion | 超新星爆発 |
| gen. | n The Halifax Explosion | ハリファックス大爆発 (Dec. 6, 1917) |
| phys. | thermal explosion | 熱爆発 (ねつばくはつ) |
| phys. | underground explosion | 地下爆発 (ちか・ばくはつ) |
| phys. | upper explosion limit | 爆発上限 (ばくはつ・じょうげん) |
| gen. | vapor explosion | 蒸気爆発 |
| gen. | n volcanic explosion | 火山爆発 |