ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
everyday life; daily life
to dance; to perform a dance
sons and daughters; children; girl
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
refined taste; elegant pursuits
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
observing a performance in a large group
holding on to; sticking to
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
weather; astronomical phenomena
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
center of a lake (centre); middle of a lake
both armies; both teams; both sides
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
harakiri; seppuku; disembowelment
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
relay station; post station; stage
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
spirit of a deceased person
(pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home; door to a pavilion in a Heian period palace
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
original intention; initial resolution
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-