調子がいい

ちょうしがいい

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

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!

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

ちょうし

tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm

いい子いい子

いいこいいこ

patting (pet or child, etc.), stroking

本調子

ほんちょうし

normal condition

高調子

たかちょうし こうちょうし

high pitch

上調子

うわちょうし

high pitch, higher tone

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

名調子

めいちょうし

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

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

調子物

ちょうしもの ちょうしぶつ

matter of chance, person easily elated

いい子

いいこ

good boy; good girl

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

一本調子

いっぽんぢょうし いっぽんちょうし

monotone

調子外れ

ちょうしはずれ

discord, disharmony, false note, being out of tune

上り調子

のぼりちょうし のぼりぢょうし

rise, improvement, uptrend