noun
viewing slit in kabuki curtain
Archaic kabuki term for a slit in the stage curtain through which performers could see the audience.
歌舞伎では、人見から客席の様子をうかがった。
In kabuki, they would check the audience through the viewing slit.
noun
public eye; being watched; onlookers
Archaic term for the attention of others or the presence of casual observers; now largely replaced by expressions like 人目.
人見をはばかるように、彼は小声で話した。
He spoke in a low voice, as if wary of being watched.