literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) person accomplished in the arts
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
arts and sciences; liberal arts
performing style; acting style
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
university of arts; arts college
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
arts; crafts; handicrafts
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
craftsmanship; artisanship
one's history as a performer
(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance
type of dancing and shouting performed by fans at concerts (usu. idol concerts)
type of dancing and shouting performed by fans at concerts (usu. idol concerts)
masterful performance; virtuosity
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
(artistic) accomplishments
lacking talent; lacking accomplishments
amateur's skill or performance
something that will help develop one's artistic skill
one's specialty performance; one's repertoire
(the art of) storytelling
performing art; technique (in a performing art)
tricks performed with the feet
dilettantism; amateurism (in art)
unaccomplished person; uninteresting person; nobody
talent and accomplishments; wisdom and works
unusual trick; rarely seen skill
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
various forms of arts (e.g. acrobatics, magic, puppetry, sarugaku acrobatics performance); miscellaneous songs popular from the end of the Heian period to the Kamakura period
various forms of arts (e.g. acrobatics, magic, puppetry, sarugaku acrobatics performance); miscellaneous songs popular from the end of the Heian period to the Kamakura period
artistic and literary circles
posing and moving the fingers as an art form; finger-tutting
secret technique; secret art
Nihon Bungeisha (publisher)
agriculture and horticulture
dog that knows (does) tricks
street performance (in the Edo period)
The Japan Writers' Association; JWA
arboriculture; tree growing
being a jack of all trades and master of none
calligraphic art; calligraphy (as an art)
being able to live as an artist is no blessing
performance at a drinking party; party trick
Tokyo University of Arts (abbr)
Tokyo Gakugei University (abbr.)