another name for Japanese 'tanka' poetry
へたな和歌
during the Edo Period in Japan, music developed especially for the a samisen, a Japanese stringed-instrument
和歌のこと
a Japanese 'waka' poem that was written by oneself
the first five syllables of a 31-syllable Japanese poem
in Japanese 'yokyoku' music, the instrumental accompaniment
the accompanying musicians in Japanese 'yokyoku' music