rain from a cloudless sky
paraphrase; (musical) arrangement
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
8th note; eighth note; quaver
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
(in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); hyōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
(arch.) seal; (arch.) stamp; depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand; (in archery) left hand; obstinacy; stubbornness
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
to entwine; to entangle; to connect; to relate
memorizing a musical score
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)