half-moon; half a month; semicircle
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to recover consciousness; to come to
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
release; liberation; acquittal
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
manipulation of information; spin
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to cross one's mind; to be reminded