song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
cannot be compared with; no match for
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
hateful; detestable; loathsome
notice; attention; observation
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded