flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
not necessarily so; is not always true
and; thereupon; because of that
white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
name of a note in a movable do solfège system
in the following manner; as follows
in this manner; in this way; like this
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
listener; person with normal hearing (i.e. not deaf); hearing person
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
symbol; code; sign; notation
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(arch.) first-born imperial prince; most important provincial shrine
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
divide into four pieces; one fourth
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)