to be frank; to drop all pretense
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
-less; lacking; non-existing
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
one large ...; a great ...
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
Funassyi; unofficial mascot character representing the city of Funabashi, Chiba
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
application form (esp. job application)
planning; project; plan; design
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively