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
in Japan, a 'nagauta' epic song that has elements of 'joruri' balled drama incorporated into it, called 'utajoruri'
the first five syllables of a 31-syllable Japanese poem
a Japanese 'waka' poem that was written by oneself