notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be born; to come into this world
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to mark the end; to spell the end
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
message; informative matter
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
feng (male Chinese firebird)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
simmer; bubble out; flow out
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
time; season; period; phase; stage
explosive boil (after a liquid has been heated to its boiling point); bumping
heating; application of heat
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
leadership; initiative; spearhead
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
life; living; I; me; student
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
participation; joining; entry; adherence
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
overall victory; championship
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular