transparency; permeability
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
Japanese-style writing desk
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to say; to tell; to state; to do
late at night; at a late hour
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
right to choose; a say; option
parents and siblings; one's relatives
child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh); henchman; follower
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
light pink; light crimson
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)