Dictionary: “歌”

poet (of tanka poems)

melody;tune;song

kayōkyoku

poetry contest

song;singing

singing voice;(sound of) singing

songstress;diva

singer

opera

to sing

kabuki

collection of waka poems;anthology

song lyrics;words of a song;libretto

song;ballad

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem;to express in the form of a poem;to recite (a poem)

songbook

(Western) pop song

modern poetry

singer

to sing at the top of one's voice;to belt out a song

poetry circles

poetry party;tanka competition;gathering of tanka poets

Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading;annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial Palace

(waka) poetic sentiment;waka-composing mood;solid grounding in waka;meaning of a waka poem

singing and dancing

karuta

to express one's feelings fully in a poem;to praise in poetry

spirit of a poem;true meaning of a poem

to start singing

art of tanka poetry

to sing energetically;to sing with abandon

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

flute mouthpiece

(skilled) tanka poet

mood of a poem;poet's mood when writing

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

to put into song;to express in verse

great (waka) poet;immortal poet

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

opera house

woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen;geisha who sings at parties

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

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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

poetry;versification

one's skill as a singer

singer;vocalist

to sing responsively