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*''Enmoku'' 演目 - a play, or a piece. Can be used for most theatre forms.
*''Enmoku'' 演目 - a play, or a piece. Can be used for most theatre forms.
*''[[Hakama]] Noh'' 袴能 - Noh performed not in full costume, but in ''[[kamishimo]]''. This is often done in summer, in order to both protect the actors from the heat, and the costumes from the actors' sweat.
*''Hatsubutai'' 初舞台 - an actor's debut; first appearance on stage
*''Hatsubutai'' 初舞台 - an actor's debut; first appearance on stage
*''Odori'' 踊 - One of two broad categories of traditional dance, contrasted with ''mai''. ''Odori'' are defined by rhythmic movement of the limbs, and by a freer, more colorful, and more realistic style compared to ''mai''. ''Odori'' dance grows out of popular folk dance traditions, only becoming incorporated into formal/professional dance traditions later. It continues to be central to many folk dance traditions, as well as [[geisha]] and [[courtesan]] dances, kabuki, and ''[[Nihon buyo|Nihon buyô]]''.<ref name=tsubaki/>
*''Odori'' 踊 - One of two broad categories of traditional dance, contrasted with ''mai''. ''Odori'' are defined by rhythmic movement of the limbs, and by a freer, more colorful, and more realistic style compared to ''mai''. ''Odori'' dance grows out of popular folk dance traditions, only becoming incorporated into formal/professional dance traditions later. It continues to be central to many folk dance traditions, as well as [[geisha]] and [[courtesan]] dances, kabuki, and ''[[Nihon buyo|Nihon buyô]]''.<ref name=tsubaki/>
*''Ritsu'' 律 - in Noh, the voice of sadness, of breath inhaled, in contrast to ''ryô''.
*''Ryô'' 呂 - in Noh, the voice of joy, of breath exhaled, in contrast to ''ritsu''.
*''Shibai'' 芝居 - a play, typically used in kabuki and not in Noh.
*''Shibai'' 芝居 - a play, typically used in kabuki and not in Noh.