extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
old clothes; secondhand clothing
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
influential person; man of importance
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
free time; time at leisure
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
one's principal residence; main home
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
late at night; at a late hour
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
worry; agony; vexation; illness; sickness
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)