(Chinese phonetics) the departing tone (one of the 仄声 (sokusei, “oblique tones”) among the 四声 (shisei, “four tones”) of Middle Chinese)

in the Nara period, a kind of private-sector school or house of 雅楽 (gagaku, “court music”) unaffiliated directly with the official court gagaku office

meeting a deadline, being on time / favorable progress

to make favorable progress, to proceed as expected / to meet a deadline, to be on time

(literature) A twist in a narrative. / The third line of a traditional poem.

Kyūjitai form of 気分: feeling, mood

pencil case

a surname

a surname / a place name, such as that of Kurihara City in Miyagi Prefecture

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