pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
earthquake resistance standards
the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
performing as a substitute; standing in (for)
the lower classes; the common people
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
another; different; separate; discrete
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
offering a cup (of sake) in return
imitating; copying; mimicking
evening; sunset; nightfall
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to become bright; to become clear
overnight; since last night
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
encouragement; urging; spurring on
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
thick curtain; drop curtain