unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
smelting furnace; blast furnace
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
occasional; infrequent; rare
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
one's way (ahead); one's path
to leave (a scene); to step away
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
clip-clop (esp. of geta); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
hateful; detestable; loathsome
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to have a reason; to have an excuse
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up