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ancient people

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antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece

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(musical) accompaniment

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partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

12

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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arrangement of stones in a garden

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counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

2

wave; ups and downs

2

to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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equipment; device; installation; stage setting

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dispute; conflict; trouble; strife

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

2

revision

1

damage; injury; defamation; harm

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

standing tree; standing timber

2

habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper

1

stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter

3

diversion; putting something to another use

1

main stage; public place

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

loyal retainer; loyal subject

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loyal retainer

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gallant figure; impressive figure; noble appearance

1

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

1

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

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filial piety

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incense

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enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)

1

long hakama; trailing hakama

2

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

parting; separation; farewell

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kindness and affection; love

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

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Ouchi

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to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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simple scripted play (without music, dance, etc.)

2

openwork bamboo basket

2

fallacy

2

comic opera

1

in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author

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dot; point; mark; gidayū musicians (in kabuki)

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