Words — 24 found
はらんばんじょう
波乱万丈
1. stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudesYojijukugo (four character compound)
波瀾万丈 【はらんばんじょう】
かんぜんちょうあく
勧善懲悪
1. rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justiceYojijukugo (four character compound)
きゃくしょく
脚色
1. dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen)
- この
- げき劇
- は
- しょうせつ小説
- から
- きゃくしょく脚色
- した
- もの
- です 。
2. embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization; embroidery
ば
化ける
1. to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
- ねこ猫
- は
- ば化ける
- といと言われる 。
2. to disguise oneself (as)
3. to change (into); to transform; to metamorphose
4. to change radically (for the better); to transform; to improve dramatically and unexpectedly (e.g. of an actor, sportsperson, stock price); to make a complete turnaround
ぎだゆうぶし
義太夫節
1. gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)See also 義太夫
1. period story (play, film, novel, etc.; set in the Edo period)Usually written using kana alone, See also ちょんまげ
きゅうげき
旧劇
1. traditional Japanese theater (kabuki, noh, etc.); classical drama; play of the old school
ひやく
飛躍
1. leap; jump
2. stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; playing an active part (in)
3. rapid progress; dramatic development; making great strides; making a leap forward
4. leap (of logic); jump; gap (in an argument)
- かれ彼
- の
- い言う
- こと
- には
- りろん理論
- の
- ひやく飛躍
- が
- あり
- すぎる 。
もの
ちょんまげ物
1. period play set in the Edo period; period dramaUsually written using kana alone, Rare term, See also ちょんまげ
丁髷物 【ちょんまげもの】
じょうるり
浄瑠璃
1. jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
2. Joururi
かくせいかん
隔世の感
1. feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
しばいけ
芝居っ気
1. striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricalitySee also 芝居気