歌

old poem (esp. waka); old song

elegy; funeral song

parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody

singing and dancing

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

ながうた only

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

lament (song); elegy; dirge; sad song

Lamentations (book of the Bible)

one's song repertoire; songs one can sing

ode in reply

singing matches

background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs

opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe

Chinese poem

versification; tanka poetry

six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū

shepherd's song

pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral; bucolic; eclogue

poetic style

tanka magazine

place that is often written about in waka poetry

oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry

singing and (string) music

flute mouthpiece

poetic style

poetry; versification

old Kanto-area folk songs

renga poet