黒幕 | [くろまく, kuromaku] (n, adj-no) (1) black curtain; (2) wire puller; mastermind; political fixer; power broker; (P) #16,604 [Add to Longdo] |
黒子;黒衣 | [くろご;くろこ, kurogo ; kuroko] (n) (1) stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; (2) behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller #19,962 [Add to Longdo] |
クロミスキネラセンス;ダスキークロミス | [kuromisukinerasensu ; dasuki-kuromisu] (n) green puller (Chromis cinerascens); green chromis [Add to Longdo] |
ブラウンプラー | [buraunpura-] (n) brown puller (Chromis hypsilepis); one-spot chromis [Add to Longdo] |
ブルーアクシルクロミス | [buru-akushirukuromisu] (n) blue-axil chromis (Chromis caudalis); dusky puller [Add to Longdo] |
闇将軍 | [やみしょうぐん, yamishougun] (n) behind-the-scenes fixer; éminence grise; kingmaker; wire-puller; (lit) shadow shogun [Add to Longdo] |
陰武者;影武者 | [かげむしゃ, kagemusha] (n) (1) body double (orig. of a military leader); (2) wire puller; someone behind the scenes [Add to Longdo] |
曳子 | [ひきこ, hikiko] (n) jinrikisha puller [Add to Longdo] |
客引き | [きゃくひき, kyakuhiki] (n, vs) touting; tout; barker; pander; customer puller [Add to Longdo] |
綱引き(P);綱曳き | [つなひき, tsunahiki] (n) (1) tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); (2) forward puller (of a rickshaw); (P) [Add to Longdo] |