唄 - song, ballad

lullaby

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

Bon Festival dance song

singer in a nagauta performance

kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

song praising the virtues of the Buddha

traditional Okinawan folk music

short love song (popular in late Edo period)

song sung behind the scenes

putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; song of a convict on their way to prison

work song

work song