announcing the succession to another's stage name
to cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing; to use up (all one's money)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
Jugemu (Japanese folktale)
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
fine performance; tour de force
older sister; elder sister
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
inari and maki sushi served together
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
entertainment; performance
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
that's right; yes; uh-huh
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
honorific affix; honorific prefix
succession to another's professional name
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation