伸びやかな
English translation: flowing and elegant
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| 4 +1 | flowing and elegant |
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| 4 | playful |
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| 3 +1 | Soothing |
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| 3 | relaxed or carefree |
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| 2 | mellifluous |
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relaxed or carefree Explanation: this interpretation is perhaps a bit too casual for your text but I read it as saying that the second theme has a relaxed or carefree feeling about it |
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playful Explanation: I think a good term to describe this in English might be 'playful'. For example, "This piece is a very playful number.", etc. This goes along with the word's usual meaning of "carefree." |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Soothing Explanation: For music or sound, I thing the word 'soothing' also goes well. When we listen to music leisurely, it soothes our mind and we become calm and fresh. |
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mellifluous Explanation: Finch, who has been part of the Virgin Islands music scene for many years, is known for his mellow mood and his mellifluous sound. ... www.frederiksted.org/news=steve_simon_0804.htm - 22k |
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1 day 2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1flowing and elegant Explanation: I am a music major. I am not sure it helps you to give the idea, but in music, we often use Nobiyakana. It is close to freely (but not too wild) and it is the flow within the limit. I thought of grandeur, but it is too wild and the gracefully is to quiet...so I decided to use Ryuurei and it translates 'flowing and elegant'. Example sentence(s):
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