layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
personification; impersonation; embodiment
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to cut corners; to be shoddy
utmost limits; extremity; limit
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
depiction; description; portrayal
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
construction; architecture (of buildings)
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
even though; despite; when
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
looking pale; looking unwell
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
accurate; correct; precise; exact
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
of great promise; with a promising future