(Japanese phonology) a mora that is variously dubbed in English "special mora" (literal translation), "non-syllabic mora" (by Kubozono Haruo), "non-head mora", or "deficient mora" (by Laurence Labrune), and that is unique in that it cannot form a 音節 (onsetsu, “syllable”) on its own, that it never occurs at the beginning of a word, and that is incapable of acting as an アクセント核 (akusento-kaku, “accent kernel”); morae like these include the 促音 (sokuon, “moraic obstruent”), the 撥音 (hatsuon, “moraic nasal”), the second half of a 長音 (chōon, “long vowel”), and the second half of a 二重母音 (nijū boin, “diphthong”)

(Japanese phonology) any mora that is capable of carrying an accent and that is said to be able to form a 音節 (onsetsu, “syllable”) by itself

(music) syncopated beat, an accented part of a rhythm marked by syncopation

a place name, such as that of Tottori Prefecture or Tottori City

Synonym of メトロノーム (metoronōmu, “metronome”)

a surname

(dialectal) Contraction of 父ちゃん (tō-chan, “daddy”).

inventory, the stock of all goods on hand / taking inventory, the process of counting and compiling a list of goods on hand

tornado.

Synonym of ブッダゴーサ (Buddagōsa, “Buddhaghosa”)