unconditionally; as a rule
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
two times; twice; two degrees
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
down to earth; reasonable
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
minimum; at the very least
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to paint (draw) a picture
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
all you have to do is; just; that's all
target group; target persons
to go through formalities
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke