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阿
to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
Pun on あほだら and 陀羅尼経
mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times
Buddhism
anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)
Buddhism
Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta
From the first line of a song sung during the Awa Odori festival
you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
to be bewitching; to look coquettish; to behave in an alluring manner; to behave in a seductive manner
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)
Buddhism
abhidharma; texts that contain detailed reworkings of the Buddhist sutras
