words of misery or anxiety
Archaic term for speech expressing one's own misery or anxious state. Not used in modern Japanese.
In classical texts, わびこと referred to words expressing helplessness or lament.
words of refusal or decline
Archaic term for language used when turning down an offer or request. Obsolete.
words of appeal or entreaty
Archaic term for language used when making an appeal or petition. Obsolete.
わびこと also had an old usage referring to words used when politely declining something.
In old documents, words used when making a request were also called わびこと.
詫び言 (わびごと) means 'apology' and is a different word, though it shares the 侘び element.
Archaic kanji spelling; the word itself is obsolete.
Variant archaic kanji spelling.
Compound of 侘び (wabi, 'apology' or 'wretchedness') + 言 (koto, 'word'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.