上調子

うわちょうし

high pitch, higher tone

調子物

ちょうしもの ちょうしぶつ

matter of chance, person easily elated

高調子

たかちょうし こうちょうし

high pitch

本調子

ほんちょうし

normal condition

調子者

ちょうししゃ

person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

乱調子

らんちょうし

confusion

六調子

ろくちょうし

six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian)

調子笛

ちょうしぶえ

pitch pipe

名調子

めいちょうし

flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story), eloquence

調子付く

ちょうしづく

to warm up to, to become enthusiastic about, to be elated

一本調子

いっぽんぢょうし いっぽんちょうし

monotone

上り調子

のぼりちょうし のぼりぢょうし

rise, improvement, uptrend

お調子者

おちょうしもの

person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

調子外れ

ちょうしはずれ

discord, disharmony, false note, being out of tune

説教調子

せっきょうぢょうし

(in a) preaching tone

上っ調子

うわっちょうし

flippant, frivolous, shallow

その調子

そのちょうし

keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!

御調子者

おちょうしもの ごちょうししゃ

flip, luck-pusher, frivolous person, person who readily chimes in with others, person who gets carried away easily

調子こく

ちょうしこく

to be elated, to be excited, to be caught up in the moment, to be carried away, to get cocky