magic bullet

a surname / a place name, such as that of Hamada City in Shimane Prefecture

a surname

yet, still / Indicating it hasn't been a long time since something happened. / Indicating a choice is not good enough but still slightly better than others.

batter's box

(baseball) first to bat / (by extension) the person who is first in line to do something

in front of, before, ago,

before / in front

in front (of) / before (in time)

(entomology) subimago