actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
mobilization; mobilisation
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
middle and high-school students
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
even though it is not; despite not
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
eight (long cylindrical things)
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
outline; summary; gist; basic points
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
afterlife; realm of the dead
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist