説明書

Sound, including music. 音楽 is music; 発音 is pronunciation.

Cherry blossom. Japan’s flower, and the standard image for something beautiful that does not last.

Half of 瑠璃, the deep blue stone. On its own it is used mostly for its sound and its colour.

Thick, and by extension strong. 太陽 is the sun; 太鼓 is a drum.

The sky, and heaven with it. 天国 is paradise; 天気 is the weather.

崇拝 is worship; 崇高 is sublime — something so far above you that admiration is the only honest response.