normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
prohibition; ban; embargo
annual function; annual event
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
street at night; making a night journey
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to make inquiries; to refer to
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to care for someone; to look after someone
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
temporary stay of a daimyo with his retainers and vassals in the Edo domain, under the Sankin-kōtai system during the Edo period
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
fruit and vegetable market