wagoto; love scene; style of acting for love stories
Ichikawa Danjuurou (1946.8-)
(theatrical) fighting scene
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
Onoe Kikugorou (1942.10-)
theater proprietor; theatre proprietor; producer
Nakamura Kanzaburou (1909.7.25-1988.4.16) (1955.5.30-)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
high nose; person with a high nose; pride
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
Matsumoto Koushirou (1942.8-)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
rough-and-tumble; bullying disposition
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
Bandoutama Saburou (1950.4-)
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to boost; to force up; to push up
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
Kira Kōzukenosuke (1641-1702)
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
Oriental paper bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha); mitsumata