joints; points (of a speech)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
characteristic way of speaking
Sulculus diversicolor supertexta (species of abalone or ear shell)
sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen
traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen)
undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs; unit of timber measurement
temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk
dried, smoked mackerel; shavings from dried, smoked mackerel
high grade katsuobushi (with mold)
common and low grade type of katsuobushi; bamboo rod used during imperial exorcism ceremonies
style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture
boiled and half-dried bonito
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
folk song sung to shamisen accompaniment
type of jōruri recitation
finely chopped round herring
song in the style of the Heikyoku
of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi; marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads
miyako-bushi scale (characteristic Japanese hemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, fa, la, ti, do)
style of jōruri narrative performance
traditional festival in Kiryū City, Saitama
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)
dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard
carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
black carpet beetle (Attagenus unicolor japonicus)