system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
message of condolence; memorial address
singing and dancing; song and dance
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
Tang-era Chinese music; tōgaku; style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
wind and string instruments; music
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
musical composition; tune
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
kagura flute (six-holed horizontal flute)
wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
string instrument; stringed instrument
small gong (used in gagaku)
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
very loud volume; megavolume