various countries; various regions; various provinces
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
koto erected in one's yard as decoration during the Festival to Plead for Skills
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
acrobatics; risky undertaking
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
estimation; criticism; comment
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface