歌

early kabuki dance

to put into song; to express in verse

to sing (a song) many times; to practice (a song) repeatedly

poetry style; poetry rules

bag for holding waka manuscript paper

vocal sac

pen-name of Fujitani Mitsue (1798-1824)

Medicine

kabuki syndrome; kabuki makeup syndrome

Proverb

poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights

kabuki-e; shibai-e; kabuki ukiyo-e print

Internet slang

singing stream; karaoke stream

Historical term

matching game played with clam shells with stanzas of waka written on them

Historical term

collection of short Heian-period tales in the form of poems

Dated term

utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band

Rare term

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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

humming; crooning

rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

lullaby

Usu. as 〜で or 〜に

humming a tune (while doing something else)

theme song

pastoral; idyllic

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

艶歌 only

troubadour

Japanese and Chinese poetry

poetry; poems

choir