experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
professional dengaku performer (usu. appearing as a monk)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
surroundings; environs; circumference
scrotum; testicles; scrotal; (arch.) pinecone; (arch.) pine cone
ancient Shinto music and dancing
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
whole house; whole audience
laughing off; dismissing with a laugh
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
kagura (esp. when performed at the imperial palace)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
beating time with one's foot
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
fat; tallow; lard; grease
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
dance performed by a single person
to repeat; to do something over again
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
and then; and so; and; so then
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death