to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
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
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
children's song; nursery song
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
words mainly used in songs or poetry
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
old Kanto-area folk songs
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
song performed while dancing; ballad
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
rice-planting song; rice planters' song
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
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 or competition; gathering of tanka poets
old poem (esp. waka); old song
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems
var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs
folk songs; regional ballads
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem
traditional Okinawan folk music
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
utagaruta; traditional matching game played with cards with stanzas of waka written on them
ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern
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
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
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)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
singer in a nagauta performance
overtone singing; throat singing
song sung behind the scenes (kabuki)
song sung behind the scenes (kabuki)
singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment