There were two cases where homekotoba were used; one case being for a player on stage to make a compliment to a newly appearing player, and another case being for some audience to shout applause to a player on stage.
舞台上のある役者が、あらたに登場してくる役者をほめる場合と、舞台上で演技中の役者に観客席の観客が投げかける場合とがあった。