to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
related to; in relation to
thousand years; many years
door-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai
to be soldierly; to be martial
originally; by nature; from the start
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
Kennin era (1201.2.13-1204.2.20)
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
slowly and quietly; smoothly
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
writing on someone's behalf
literary art; literary activity; writing
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
besides; moreover; in addition
proximity of a monarch or lord
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass