katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
Sulculus diversicolor supertexta (species of abalone or ear shell)
boiled and half-dried bonito
joints; points (of a speech)
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen
traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
common and low grade type of katsuobushi; bamboo rod used during imperial exorcism ceremonies
dried, smoked mackerel; shavings from dried, smoked mackerel
boiled and half-dried bonito
undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs; unit of timber measurement
style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
type of jōruri recitation
style of jōruri narrative performance
finely chopped round herring
miyako-bushi scale (characteristic Japanese hemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, fa, la, ti, do)
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard
folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)
traditional festival in Kiryū City, Saitama
song in the style of the Heikyoku