upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
tuning (an instrument); temperament
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
martial law; articles of war; military disciple; military law
law of identity; principle of identity
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
equal temperament; mean-tone tuning
ritsuryō system; ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century
heteronomy; being directed by others; acting according to orders or rules from outside (rather than one's own will); heteronomy (in Kantian ethics)
law of identity; principle of identity
standard tones; Chinese system of musical sounds
just intonation; pure intonation
principle of sufficient reason
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.)
Japan Democratic Lawyer's Association
ritsu scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale primarily used in gagaku: re, mi, so, la, ti)
Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do) similar to Dorian mode
metre or rhythm in Chinese and Japanese traditional music