as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
hirajōshi scale (for koto, shamisen, etc.)
tuner (of a radio, TV, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with