serious; not joking; straight
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
while; during; while; although; all; both
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
special training; intensive training; crash course