芸能 Flashcards by Amber Taka

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女形

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a Kabuki actor who impersonates women

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黒子

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a black-hooded stage assistant

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勧善懲悪

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poetic justice

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荒事

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a larger-than-life style of acting in Kabuki

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和事

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a realistic style of Kabuki play

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あらすじ

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a synopsis

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演目

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a play

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世話物

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domestic plays dealing with the lives of commoners

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時代物

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plays dealing with historical events

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心中

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a lovers’ double suicide

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屋号

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a Kabuki acting house name

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無形文化遺産

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Intangible Cultural Heritage

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あだうち

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revenge

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歌舞伎十八番

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Kabuki’s Eighteen Favorite Plays

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回り舞台

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a revolving stage

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せり

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a stage lift of trap

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花道

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a raised passageway leading to the stage through the audience

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一座

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a troupe

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座敷

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a box

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くまどり

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exaggerated Kabuki makeup

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見得

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a dramatic pose

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幕間

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an interval

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狂言作者

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a Kabuki playwright

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能面

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a Noh mask

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所番目物

the first of five plays in a Noh program

夢幻能

a Noh play featuring supernatural beings

現在能

a Noh play featuring human characters

能装束

a Noh costume

シテ

the principle actor in a Noh play

ワキ

a supporting actor in a Noh play

ツレ

companion actors' in a Noh play

謡い

Noh background chorus and music

囃子

musical accompaniment

本狂言

an independent Kyogen play

間狂言

a Kyogen play performed as part of a Noh play

風刺

satire

人形劇

puppet theater

浄瑠璃

Bunraku dramatic recitation

主遣い

a principle puppeteer

太夫

a joruri narrator

三味線弾き

a shamisen player

落語

traditional Japanese comic storytelling

落ち

a rakugo punchline

寄席

a variety hall

てぬぐい

a Japanese cotton towel

扇子

a folding fan

琴

a zither-like musical instrument, usually with thirteen strings

尺八

a vertical bamboo flute

太鼓

a Japanese drum

雅楽

ancient court music and dance

演歌

traditional popular songs

歌謡曲

Japanese popular songs

漫才

a stand-up comedy duo

講談

traditional Japanese storytelling

酉の市

the Cock Fair

縁日

a day having connection with a particular deity

骨董市

an antiques fair

ほおずき市

the Winter Cherry Fair

獅子舞

a Japanese-style lion dance

はちまき

a Japanese towel headband

はっぴ

a happi coat

浴衣

a light cotton kimono

かき氷

shaved ice

赤飯

rice cooked with red beans

綿菓子

candyfloss

たこやき

octopus dumplings

お好み焼き

a Japanese-style savory pancake

伝統芸能

traditional performance arts

名人芸

virtuosity