哀歌[aika] lament (song)
愛唱歌[aishouka] (one's) favourite song
詠歌[eika] poem (esp. tanka)
艶歌[enka] enka
応援歌[ouenka] rooters' song

歌い合う[utaiau] to sing responsively
歌い上げる[utaiageru] to sing at the top of one's voice
歌詠み[utayomi] tanka composer
歌会[utakai] poetry party or competition

直向[hitamuki] earnest
安直[anchoku] inexpensive
一直[icchoku] lining out to first base
一直線[icchokusen] straight line
鉛直[enchoku] perpendicular

下駄直し[getanaoshi] repairing clogs
開き直る[hirakinaoru] to become defiant
気を取り直す[kiwotorinaosu] to completely rethink
急転直下[kyuutenchokka] suddenly and precipitately
居直る[inaoru] to sit up properly straight

あっと言う間に[attoiumani] just like that
からと言って[karatoitte] while it may be true that
斯う言う[kouiu] such
して言えば[shiteieba] if I must say (choose)
ずばずば言う[zubazubaiu] to speak one's mind

そうかと言って[soukatoitte] but still
だからと言って[dakaratoitte] while it may be true that
と言うのは[toiunoha] means
と言う物[toiumono] something like ...
とも言う[tomoiu] also called