musical composition title; song title
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to watch steadily; to stare
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
another's parent; another's parents
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
considerably; fairly; quite
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
music industry; music business
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)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
to pierce through; to break through
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit