Decepticon (Transformers)
concealed microphone; bug
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
world-class; (of) high global reputation
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
god (esp. the Christian God)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
array; muster; line-up; full force
serious condition; critical condition
moron; idiot; stupid person
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
otherwise; or else; if not
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to sniff out; to get wind of