unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be discordant; to have discord
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
natural; intrinsic; from birth
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to be led by; to be headed by
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
precarious situation; precarious state
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
declaration; statement; proclamation
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land