仄韻 （ソクイン） oblique-tone rhyme (of Chinese)

仄声 （ソクセイ） oblique tones (the three tones of Chinese that exclude the high-level, or first, tone)

仄か （ほのか） faint, indistinct, dim, few, a little

仄めかす （ほのめかす） to hint at, to intimate, to suggest, to allude to, to imply

仄めく （ほのめく） to be seen dimly, to glimmer