head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
script; libretto; scenario
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
reciting without samisen accompaniment
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
wickedness; evil; wicked person
because of; owing to; due to
Tales of Yamato (Heian period)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical