by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
interval; step; pitch; key
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
marking; grading; scoring
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
selection of music; song selection
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
therefore; for that reason; such being the case