bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
just because; even if; even though
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
consequence; outcome; result; blame
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
same; similar; (just) like; equal
duty; obligation; responsibility
penalty; sentence; punishment
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
utensil; appliance; furniture
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)