10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
while; even though; despite
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to blame; to find fault with
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to mix; to stir; to blend
feeling; sense; impression
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp