Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
caller; visitor; company; guest
one's specialty performance; one's repertoire
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
oblong stand for trays of food; weighing table
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
outline; summary; argument
Department of the Imperial Household
tension; mental strain; nervousness
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
scattered here and there; at intervals
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
police; police officer; police station
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
program (e.g. TV); programme
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
acrobatics; risky undertaking
absorption; suction; attraction
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection