song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)...

to sing, to sing of (love, beauty...

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

lullaby

kouta, traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

(style of) folk song

humming, crooning

lullaby

spinning song

spinning song

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

singer in a nagauta performance

palm-leaf manuscript

sailor's song, boat song, sea shanty...

children's song, nursery song

var. of folksong, var. of koto or shamisen music, medley of (Japanese) songs

festive poem or song, congratulatory form (of waka)

song praising the virtues of the Buddha, chanting of Buddhist hymns

traditional Okinawan folk music

short love song (popular in late Edo period)

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

song sung behind the scenes

children's song, nursery song

var. of folksong, var. of koto or shamisen music, medley of (Japanese) songs

festive poem or song, congratulatory form (of waka)

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

rice-planting song, rice planters' song

popular song

catchphrase, promotional line, slogan

sawyer's song (a traditional woodcutters' work song)