reduction by half; halving
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
while; during; while; although; all; both
to fall flat; to fall face down
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
serious wound; serious injury
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
doing as one is told; yes-man
decoy (for hunting); stool
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to become desperate; to give in to despair
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be surprised; to be astonished
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
similarly; same (idea); same (name)