(Kelly of the Clue Crew observes a female kabuki performer at a kabuki theatre in Tokyo, Japan.)  In the word "kabuki", the middle syllable, "bu", stands for this art form, a major part of kabuki
.... the decentralized and property-based society of the Japanese Middle 
Ages... [DOC] [TLE] Hip-Hop Japan - MIT Global Studies and Languages [PAR] With these words, the Japanese rapper ECD uses the image of a spark to reflect 
... that differs markedly from the spread of cultural styles driven by major cor- 
porations ... than oppositions) between culture industries on one hand, and 
creative art- ...... adopt vocal styles mimicking traditional voice performers of 
kabuki or bun-.