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Words — 11 found

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1. narrator; storyteller; reciter
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2. NarratorA narrator is, within any story (literary work, movie, pl... Read more
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1. narrator
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1. narration; narratorAbbreviation, Colloquial, See also ナレーション
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1. silent movie narratorHistorical term
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活辯 【かつべん】
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活辯: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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1. lecturer; rhetorician; orator
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2. narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreterHistorical term, See also 活弁
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辯士 【べんし】
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辯士: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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1. female narrator in a silent movie theatreHistorical term, See also 弁士
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女辯士 【おんなべんし】
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女辯士: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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1. yukahon; books with large characters placed on the floor to be read from by the narrator in jōruri and bunrakuHistorical term, See also 浄瑠璃, See also 文楽
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床本 【ゆかぼん】
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1. (professional) storyteller
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2. hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
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語りべ 【かたりべ】語部 【かたりべ】
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1. high-ranking noh actorSee also 能太夫
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2. head of a school of noh performance
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3. high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)Historical term
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4. jōruri narrator; manzai narratorSee also 浄瑠璃, See also 万歳 まんざい
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5. female role actor in kabukiSee also 女形
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6. lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)Only applies to 太夫
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7. head of a sarugaku troupeHistorical term, See also 猿楽座
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8. senior priest at a Shinto shrineSee also 禰宜
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大夫 【たゆう】
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