囃 - play (music), accompany, beat time

to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of

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

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

to play accompaniment; to keep time

on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play

(traditional) festival music

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

heartburn; sour stomach

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

tanuki drumming on their stomachs

type of informal noh musical performance

short noh piece with three seated performers