tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
senior high school; high school
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
selection; choice; option
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
name; given name; first name
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)