Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
lyricism; description of one's feelings
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
cooperation; coordination; link
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to be nearing death; to be dying
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
television program; TV program
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
dawning (of a new era); dawn
chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm
left puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the left arm
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician