to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
singing voice; (sound of) singing
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
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
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
school song; college song; school anthem
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
humming a tune (while doing something else)
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
humming a tune (while doing something else)
cheering song; supporters' song
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
popular song program on radio or television
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
old poem (esp. waka); old song
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
poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets
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)
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
Ode to Joy (choral fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9)
Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)
Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial Palace
lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
children's song; nursery song
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
versification; tanka poetry
live singing; poor singing; bad singing
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
singing and (string) music
collection of short Heian-period tales in the form of poems
flute mouthpiece; poetic style
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
old Kanto-area folk songs
excellent poem; famous poem
tanka appendage to a long poem
great (waka) poet; immortal poet
splendid tanka; splendid waka
children's song; nursery song
anthem; carol; hymn of praise
writing songs or poems; poem
monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka
bawdy song; lewd song; obscene song
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
kabuki play; kabuki drama
Song of Solomon (book of the Bible); Song of Songs; Canticle of Canticles
court song sung at religious services and celebratory events
(skilled) tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (under the ritsuryō system); poet
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
poem (esp. tanka); song; pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice
traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern
sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty; barcarolle
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
funny song; comic song; limerick
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
to put into song; to express in verse; to sing (a song) many times; to practice (a song) repeatedly
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
company song; corporate anthem
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
type of dance where the ground is stamped (Heian period)
folk songs; regional ballads
Okinawan fixed form poetry
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry
selection of poems; selected poems
pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha
Wakayama Prefectural Police (abbr)
popular song; folk song; ditty; ballad
spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem
(waka) poetic sentiment; waka-composing mood; solid grounding in waka; meaning of a waka poem
song performed while dancing; ballad
bawdy song; lewd song; obscene song
pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha
var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
singing at the top of one's voice
song collection; collection of lieder
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
popular singer; singer of pop songs
patriotic song; The Patriotic Song (e.g. Aegukga, national anthem of South Korea)
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
kabuki play; kabuki drama; kabuki script
ritual singing and dancing gathering of young men and women
Waka Office; government office responsible for compiling imperially commissioned anthologies of waka poetry
word mainly used in tanka; poetical word
god of waka; god of song; muse
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
Wakayama Medical University
rice-planting song; rice planters' song
song performed while dancing; ballad
African American spiritual; Negro spiritual; black spiritual
katauta; ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern
lyric songs; sentimental ballads
sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty; barcarolle
the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)
haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century)
prefatory song or poem; opening song
rice-planting song; rice planters' song
funny song; comic song; limerick
quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody
var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)
Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
spiritual (religious song)
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
adaptation of a famous poem
singing and (string) music
kumeuta; variety of ancient ballad
mood of a poem; poet's mood when writing
form of renku consisting of 24 verses
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
blackbird (Turdus merula)
singing stream; karaoke stream
word mainly used in tanka; poetical word
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
funny song; comic song; limerick
karuta gathering (for playing uta-garuta)
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
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
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
woman who entertains customers with song and dance
quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody
word mainly used in tanka; poetical word
uta-sanshin (variety of Okinawan folk music); singing and playing the sanshin; vocals and sanshin
to put into song; to express in verse; to sing (a song) many times; to practice (a song) repeatedly
meaning of a song; meaning of a tanka
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
harlots' kabuki; prostitutes' kabuki
word mainly used in tanka; poetical word
sawyer's song (a traditional woodcutters' work song)
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music; poetry and music; literature and music
song one likes to sing; (one's) favourite song
an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
songbook; collection of songs
The Grass Is Singing (novel by Doris Lessing)
lyric songs; sentimental ballads
poem by the emperor or a member of the imperial family; poem; song
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial Palace
kabuki-e; shibai-e; kabuki ukiyo-e print
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
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
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
allegorical form (of waka)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
singing and playing the shō
amateur kabuki performed at local festivals
ballad found in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
poem by the emperor or a member of the imperial family; poem; song
poem by the emperor or a member of the imperial family; poem; song
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 48 reading cards and 48 picture cards
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 48 reading cards and 48 picture cards
selection of poems; selected poems
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
sawyer's song (a traditional woodcutters' work song)
singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
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
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
poetry style; poetry rules
sad song; singing in a lonesome tone
confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū); metaphorical form (of waka)
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū); metaphorical form (of waka)
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū); metaphorical form (of waka)
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
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
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
lament; elegy; dirge; funeral song
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
form of poetry found on the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara (following a 5-7-5-7-7-7 moraic pattern)
bag for holding waka manuscript paper; vocal sac; pen-name of Fujitani Mitsue (1798-1824)
club song; organization song
kabuki syndrome; kabuki makeup syndrome
overtone singing; throat singing
overtone singing; throat singing
acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
matching game played with clam shells with stanzas of waka written on them
student song; academic song
kindergarten anthem; kindergarten song; nursery school anthem
form of renku consisting of 48 verses
Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
Song of Everlasting Sorrow (poem by Bai Juyi); Song of Everlasting Regret; Chang Hen Ge
Wakayama Shin-ai University
Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems (collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge)