to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
type of jōruri narrative performance
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
shamisen with a thin neck
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
shamisen with a thick neck
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
depiction; description; portrayal
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal