hook (high point of a song); chorus
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
don't you think?; indicates question
tedious; boring; being fed up with
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
poem (esp. tanka); song; pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
old body; aged person; elderly person
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
guest of honor; guest of honour; main guest at a tea ceremony
to celebrate someone's achievements
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
ritual performance (usually around New Year) to pray for a successful rice harvest in the coming year
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
performing art; technique (in a performing art)
composite; combined; complex
Takano Tatsuyuki (1876.4.13-1947.1.25)
great admiration; deep respect
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
supporting role (actor); minor role
kyogen performer; low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)
mutation; change; transition
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend