調子

ちょうし

tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm

気が狂う

きがくるう

to go mad, to go crazy

調子がいい

ちょうしがいい

glib, slick (sounds good but no substance), all talk

調子が悪い

ちょうしがわるい

in bad shape, not doing well, not going well, out of condition, in poor form

調子が戻る

ちょうしがもどる

to get back to normal, to get back into one's stride, to get back into the swing of it

調度が調う

ちょうどがととのう

to get fully furnished

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

狂う

くるう

to go mad

歯車が狂う

はぐるまがくるう

to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack

手元が狂う

てもとがくるう

to become clumsy, to miss one's aim

調子付く

ちょうしづく

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