calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
minimum; at the very least
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to triumph; to be elated with success
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
don't you think?; indicates question
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary