program (e.g. TV); programme
variety show (e.g. on TV)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to squeeze out; to wring out
musical composition; tune
plagiarism; plagiarised work
something; some kind of; for some reason
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
performing music in the street; busking
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
only recently; just of late
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign