(n) something added to complete or embellish or make perfect, Syn. accompaniment, Example:a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner; wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish

escort

(n) the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them, Syn. accompaniment

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Accompaniment

n. [ F. accompagnement. ] That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry. Specifically: (Mus.) A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a figured bass. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

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帮腔

[帮腔 / 幫腔, bāng qiāng] vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas #63243

伴唱

[伴唱, bàn chàng] vocal accompaniment; accompany a singer; support of sb; echo sb; chime in with sb #64298

琴书

[琴书 / 琴書, qín shū] traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment #83661

弦歌

[弦歌, xián gē] song to stringed accompaniment #89725

弹词

[弹词 / 彈詞, tán cí] ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment, See Also: 三弦, 琵琶 #95723

卡拉OK

[卡拉 O K, kǎ lā ōu kēi] karaoke (singing to recorded instrumental accompaniment; Japanese: empty orchestra)

快板儿

[快板儿 / 快板兒, kuài bǎn r] clapper talk; patter song (in opera) with clapperboard accompaniment

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地

[ち, chi] (n) (1) (abbr) ground; land; earth; soil; (2) the region in question; the local area; (3) skin; (4) texture; fabric; material; weave; (5) base; background; (6) one's true nature; (7) narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story); (8) real life; actuality; (9) (in the game of go) captured territory; (10) (See 地謡) noh chorus; (11) (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music; (12) (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive); (13) base part (of multiple shamisens) #208

伴い

[ともない, tomonai] (n, adj-f) companion; accompaniment #1286

伴奏

[ばんそう, bansou] (n, vs) (musical) accompaniment; (P) #11642

囃子

[はやし, hayashi] (n) Japanese orchestra; band; accompaniment #12874

弾き語り

[ひきがたり, hikigatari] (n) singing to one's own accompaniment #16342

うた沢;歌沢;哥沢

[うたざわ, utazawa] (n) (歌沢 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen) slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

うた沢節;歌沢節;哥沢節

[うたざわぶし, utazawabushi] (n) (歌沢節 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢節 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen) (See うた沢) slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

アカムパニメント

[akamupanimento] (n) accompaniment

アカンパニメント

[akanpanimento] (n) accompaniment

アコンパニメント

[akonpanimento] (n) accompaniment

音曲

[おんぎょく, ongyoku] (n) songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance

空オケ

[からオケ;カラオケ(P), kara oke ; karaoke (P)] (n, adj-no) (uk) (from 空 and オーケストラ) karaoke (singing to taped accompaniment); (P)

御数(P);御菜;お菜;お数

[おかず(P);おさい(御菜;お菜);オカズ, okazu (P); osai ( o na ; o na ); okazu] (n) (1) (uk) accompaniment for rice dishes; side dish; (2) (おかず, オカズ only) (sometimes オガズ) food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation); (P)

合い方;合方

[あいかた, aikata] (n) (musical) accompaniment

出端

[では, deha] (n) (1) chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); (2) musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage

小舞;木舞

[こまい, komai] (n) (1) laths; bamboo lathing; (2) (小舞 only) short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment

乗せる(P);載せる

[のせる, noseru] (v1, vt) (1) to place on (something); (2) (esp. 乗せる) to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board; (3) (esp. 載せる) to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board; (4) to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); (5) to deceive; to take for a ride; (6) to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment); (7) to let (someone) take part; (8) to excite (someone); (9) (載せる only) to publish (an article); to run (an ad); (P)

素語り

[すがたり, sugatari] (n) reciting without samisen accompaniment

地弾き

[じびき, jibiki] (n) (1) person who plays shamisen during dancing practice; (2) shamisen accompaniment

長唄

[ながうた, nagauta] (n) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century); (P)

長歌

[ちょうか;ながうた, chouka ; nagauta] (n) (1) (See 短歌) traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; (2) (ながうた only) (See 長唄) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

伴奏部

[ばんそうぶ, bansoubu] (n) accompaniment

付き物;付物;つき物

[つきもの, tsukimono] (n) accessory; accompaniment; indispensable part; appendage

浮かれ節

[うかれぶし, ukarebushi] (n) folk song sung to shamisen accompaniment

平家琵琶

[へいけびわ, heikebiwa] (n) chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment

平曲

[へいきょく, heikyoku] (n) chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment

囃す

[はやす, hayasu] (v5s, vt) to play accompaniment; to jeer at