grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
homosexual prostitute who sold favors at banquets, etc. (late Edo); actor-in-training in kabuki
① 物に隠れて見えない所。物の影になっている部分。何かの物の姿。物の形。
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
lee of an island; area hidden by an island
openly and secretly; helping in all ways
lion at home but weakling elsewhere
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
song sung behind the scenes (kabuki)