song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
popular song program on radio or television
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets
old poem (esp. waka); old song
court song sung at religious services and celebratory events
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
old Kanto-area folk songs
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
Ode to Joy (choral fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9)
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
collection of short Heian-period tales in the form of poems
children's song; nursery song
live singing; poor singing; bad singing
flute mouthpiece; poetic style
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
folk songs; regional ballads
(skilled) tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (under the ritsuryō system); poet
sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty; barcarolle
kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad
funny song; comic song; limerick
god of waka; god of song; muse
to put into song; to express in verse; to sing (a song) many times; to practice (a song) repeatedly
var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs
spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem
(waka) poetic sentiment; waka-composing mood; solid grounding in waka; meaning of a waka poem
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
song performed while dancing; ballad
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
rice-planting song; rice planters' song
katauta; ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
kumeuta; variety of ancient ballad
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
word mainly used in tanka; poetical word
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
singing stream; karaoke stream
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
woman who entertains customers with song and dance
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
blackbird (Turdus merula)
an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
sawyer's song (a traditional woodcutters' work song)
poem by the emperor or a member of the imperial family; poem; song
Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial Palace
women should not rule over men; it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock; a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men; (lit.) when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
allegorical form (of waka)
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment
uta-sanshin (variety of Okinawan folk music); singing and playing the sanshin; vocals and sanshin
confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
The Grass Is Singing (novel by Doris Lessing)
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū); metaphorical form (of waka)
overtone singing; throat singing
bag for holding waka manuscript paper; vocal sac; pen-name of Fujitani Mitsue (1798-1824)
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
matching game played with clam shells with stanzas of waka written on them
sad song; singing in a lonesome tone
gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced; dancing and singing feast of young men and women in ancient Japan