to encamp; to take up positions
bento; Japanese box lunch
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
time; hour; season; time of the year
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
observing a performance in a large group
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
gray or silver haired (grey)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
righteousness; justice; right
southerly breeze; true wind
draw curtain; stage curtain
drawing; painting; picture
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to drive a quill (pen); to wield the writing brush
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
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
admonition; public announcement
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
congratulation; celebration
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)