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noh chanting; recitation

3

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

hand drum

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small hand drum

4

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

1

Ministry of Finance

2

dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)

1

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

1

hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous

1

to be amused or interested in

1

wheat bran

5

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl

3

form; shape; figure; visage

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

Rokuzou

1

versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft

1

to observe carefully; to make sure

2

tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

way; method; means

2

this corrupt or degenerate world; this world or life; the world of mankind

3

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

1

counter for generations; epoch

2

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

1

frivolous age; degenerate period in history; decadent age

1

muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

attendant; attendance upon another

4

to forbid; to suppress

1

to wait impatiently for

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

to dance; to perform a dance

1

to conclude a dance; to dance the last dance

1

farewell dinner

2

wearing a sword; sword one is wearing

2

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

2

sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

4

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

4

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

3

to push to one side; to put aside

1

(interior) corner of a house

1

cushion; pillow; mattress

2

to order; to command; to appoint

1

(a) few; some; several

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brow; brows

2

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

2