song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to become possible; to become able to (do)
had better ...; had better not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
one more time; once more; once again
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be surprised; to be astonished
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold