好調, こうちょう
NA-adjective, May take 'no'
favourable, favorable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape
滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。
なら, ならば
Auxiliary, hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle
1. if, in case, if it is the case that, if it is true that
Only なら
2. as for, on the topic of
Conjunction, See それなら, Colloquialism, Abbreviation
3. if that's the case, if so, that being the case
Only ならば
4. if possible, if circumstances allow
医者なら6桁の収入は珍しくない。
奈良, なら
Nara (city, prefecture)
なら, 楢, 柞, 枹
Usually in kana
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)