noun:

• singing matches

noun:

• great poet

noun:

• kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre)
• Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)

noun:

• great poet

noun:

• spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem

noun:

• an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
• accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

noun:

• name of poem

noun:

• art of tanka poetry

noun:

• teaching of singing

noun:

• kabuki play

noun:

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

noun:

• versification; tanka poetry

noun:

• skillful tanka poet ➜ 短歌
• official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period)
• poet

godan ~る verb:

• to sing energetically; to sing with abandon ➜ 捲る【まくる】

noun:

• Kabuki syndrome; Kabuki makeup syndrome - Medicine term

noun:

• monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka ➜ 和歌

noun:

• lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song

noun:

• first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)

noun:

• book of lyrics

noun:

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

noun:

• opera house

noun:

• poetic style

ichidan verb:

• to start singing

noun:

• public music and dancing; performance of song and dance entertainment - four character idiom

noun:

• one's skill as a singer