song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
person who has rendered distinguished service
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to make a speech; to address
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to cover fully; to wrap around
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be reflected in a mirror
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
with a click; with a snap
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
even if; even though; however; no matter how
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to entrust; to leave to a person
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
to make coffee; to brew coffee
(short) rest; breather; break