Nounaccompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

Noun, Suru verbheartburn; sour stomach

Nounmusical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments

Nountanuki drumming on their stomachs

Nountype of informal noh musical performance

Nounon-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play · shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage

Nounshort noh piece with three seated performers

Noun(traditional) festival music

Nounfive court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)

Nounmeaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song; non-lexical vocables

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of · to sing the praises of; to praise to the skies

Nounorchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto cheer; to applaud · to jeer; to mock; to make fun of