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花道はなみちCommon wordNounshanamichi; flower path; runway through audience · graceful exit; honorable retirement; swan song
早変わりはやがわりNounsquick change of costume · quick transformation; sudden metamorphosis
大見得おおみえNounsdramatic pose; striking attitude
七化けななばけNounsquick-change dance (kabuki) · seven disguises of a ninja
七変化しちへんげNounsquick-change dance; seven transformations dance · lantana; shrub verbena · hydrangea
下座唄げざうたNounsoffstage song in kabuki
和事わごとNounswagoto; love scene; gentle style of acting
ツケ打ちつけうちNounssounding of wooden clappers (kabuki)
付け木つけきNounswooden clappers (kabuki)
付け板つけいたNounswooden clapper board (kabuki)
陰唄かげうたNounssong sung behind the scenes (kabuki)
青ひげあおひげNounsblue eyebrow pencil marking for a shaved character
黒子くろごNounskabuki stagehand in black; stage assistant dressed in black · behind-the-scenes manipulator; string-puller; hidden supporter
付けつけCommon wordN1Nounskabuki clapper sound effect · bill; invoice; tab; credit account · contact play; attachment · letter; reason; motive; pretext; fortune; luck
立ちたちCommon wordNounsleading male role · departure; setting off; start · being used up; being consumed; burning out · passage of time; lapse · rehearsal; blocking rehearsal · initial charge; sumo faceoff · emphatic verb prefix; somewhat formal verb prefix
つなぎNounsintermission; interval · link; connection; bond · stopgap; filler; temporary measure · thickener; thickening agent; liaison · hedging; hedge · overalls; coveralls; boiler suit · connection
見栄みえCommon wordN1Nounsdramatic pose; mie (kabuki) · appearances; vanity; show
狂言きょうげんCommon wordNounskabuki play; kabuki performance · kyogen; comic interlude in Noh · sham; ruse; put-on
だんまりNounswordless pantomime in the dark (kabuki) · silence; keeping silent; taciturnity · without notice; without warning
差し金さしがねNounsprop wire (kabuki) · carpenter's square · instigation; manipulation; behind-the-scenes influence · puppet control rod (bunraku)
ちょぼNounsgidayū musicians · dot; point; mark
暗闘あんとうNounswordless pantomime in the dark (kabuki) · secret feud; behind-the-scenes conflict
並び大名ならびだいみょうNounskabuki actor playing a daimyo in the background · figurehead; person with a title but no real duty
エビ反りえびぞりNounskabuki pose: overwhelmed, hands out, back arched · back arch like a shrimp
合方あいかたNounskabuki samisen accompaniment; kabuki samisen player · noh accompaniment; noh accompanist · nagauta interlude; samisen interlude
大見得を切るおおみえをきるExpressionsstrike a dramatic pose (kabuki) · declare confidently; proclaim dramatically; make a bold statement
大見得切るおおみえきるExpressionsstrike a pose (for dramatic effect) · declare confidently; declare proudly; declare dramatically
番目ばんめCommon wordN3Countersdivision of a kabuki performance · nth; number ... in order; ...-th in a sequence
色模様いろもようNounslove scene (in kabuki) · colored pattern; colorful design
クロンボくろんぼNounsstagehand (kabuki); prompter (kabuki) · black person (derogatory) · well-tanned person · wheat smut