tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
breathing techniques; breath control
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
materials; data; document
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
many; numerous; various; large number of
drifting; drift; being adrift
student (esp. a university student)
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to prevent; to take precautions
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
decrease; reduction; decline
going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
detective team; study group; club
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)