half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot; always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD displays); stuck pixel
amount of light; quantity of light
backwardness; underdevelopment
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
gliding (through the air)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
semibasement; semi-basement
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to take off one's glasses
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)