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poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara

form of poetry found on the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara (following a 5-7-5-7-7-7 moraic pattern)

ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern

Aegukga; national anthem of South Korea; Aegukka; national anthem of North Korea; The Patriotic Song; Let Morning Shine; The Patriotic Song; national anthem of the Russian SFSR and of the Russian Federation from 1990 to 2000

lament; elegy; dirge; funeral song

metaphorical poem (of the Man'yoshu)

Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)

quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody

song performed while dancing; ballad

harlots' kabuki; prostitutes' kabuki