Vocabulary

infra-sound; infrasound; low frequency sound

earworm

ear warmer; earmuffs

diminished chord; diminished triad

diminished chord; diminished triad

major chord; major triad

augmented chord; augmented triad

augmented chord; augmented triad

heptatonic scale; seven note scale; heptachord

note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale

harmonic

tritone

continuously variable transmission; CVT

posing and moving the fingers as an art form; finger-tutting

euro cent

tetrad

automatic update; automatic renewal

folk songs; regional ballads

downshifting (change to a less stressful and materialistic lifestyle)

downshifter (person who has made the transition to a simpler and less stressful lifestyle)

ecovillage; eco-village

dyslipidemia; hyperlipidemia; lipid abnormalities

social status; social position; social standing

social class

paddle shift; paddle shifting (e.g. on a car)

wage laborer; wage earner; paid worker

wage labor

wage labor; wage earning

dew that trickles down from a flower

flower bud

chayote (Sechium edule); christophine; christophene

chayote

chayote

bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus); star cucumber

snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina)

Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato

natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year

natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year

natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year

polytonality; polytonalism