compositional rules; musical grammar
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
Western music; European music
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
musical composition; tune
representative; exemplary; model
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
generation; the world; the age
order; sequence; procedure
the West; the Occident; Western countries
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
difference; disparity; gap
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
enumeration; citation; listing
manners; courtesy; etiquette
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
conscious; deliberate; intentional
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
organ (musical instrument)
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
smoothly; easily; readily
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to keep secret; to conceal
(punishment by) striking with fists