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the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

3

low quality; poor quality

4

soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)

2

ripe fruit; mellow fruit

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

4

one's best form

2

shame; disgrace

1

unconditional surrender

1

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

10

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

35

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

2

Mukahe

2

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

7

to lose one's footing; to slip

5

place to stand

3

repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw

5

empty lot; vacant plot of land

28

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

distance in a straight line

1

free fall

2

collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

2

to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

5

fire resistance

2

Q; q

1

berserker

1

charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job

2

maximum; local maximum

4

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

2

filling; packing material; stuffing; padding

2

grotesque

4

low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination

1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

5

words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

3

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

8

aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

4

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

2

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

3

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

4

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

3

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

4

negative; contradictory

8

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

1

amethyst

1

impudent; shameless; brazen

2

cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air

7

change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)

2