halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
study; diligence; discount; reduction
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
note name; pitch name; letter notation
difference; discrepancy; variation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
general idea; concept; notion
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
do, re, mi, fa, sol (soh), la, si (ti), do (solfa syllables)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
in order; in turn; one by one
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
(in Japan) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A)
second note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp) (in China); twelfth lunar month
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F); second lunar month
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); third lunar month
(in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); fourth lunar month
(in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp); fifth lunar month
(in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A); sixth lunar month
(in China) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp); seventh lunar month
10th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. B); eighth month of the lunar calendar
(in China) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C); ninth month of the lunar calendar
(in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp); tenth month of the lunar calendar
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
contrast; antithesis; comparison
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
ratio; proportion; percentage