erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
movement restrictions; behavior restrictions
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
what proportion; what percentage
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
seller; vendor; exhibitor
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
extended leave; long vacation
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to harm; to cause harm to
and so; therefore; for that reason
feminine; womanly; female
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
porcelain making; ceramics making; pottery making
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
not counted (in the score); not tallied