jpdb beta

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

8

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

1

disturbance

1

pre-existing; already there; conventional

3

Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

music

2

second term; second stage

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

9

three kinds; three varieties

5

characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)

1

upper body

1

dance (in kabuki); dance play

2

prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion

1

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

3

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

1

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

2

intervening

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

1

set of three; three sets; three classes

1

musical performance

4

program (e.g. TV); programme

2

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

2

var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs

19

early (days); initial stage; initial

2

exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly

1

var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs

2

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin

1

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

6

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

koto player

1

I see; that's right; indeed

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

6

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

4

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

score; sheet music

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

8

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

2

tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

1

musical notes; (sheet) music; score

1

to be something familiar

1

atmosphere; mood; sentiment

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

classical; classic

1

genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)

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