to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
in detail; minutely; at great length; unceasing; continuous; unbroken
frost columns; ice needles
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
around the world; throughout the world
calls and sounds made by insects
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
from ... to; between ... and; or
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
symphonic music; symphony
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
failure; mistake; blunder
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
drumming on one's belly; having one's fill
gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
sound wave; acoustic wave
within; inside of; less than
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
public announcement; official notice; edict
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to die out; to become extinct
bad influence; negative influence
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
high-pitched tone; soprano
low tone; bass; low voice
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
hallucinogen; psychedelic
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck