to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
use; utilization; utilisation; application
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to step forward; to volunteer
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
origin; beginning; source; rise
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
pleasures of a pious life; entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha; pastime; entertainment; free admission
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time