You can find the right words for what you want.
You know the effect you want, but not what it's called. Koubou termTasteA searchable list of words for writing, design, and other creative work, each with an explanation and an instruction you can paste into a prompt. is a searchable library of words for writing, design, photography, motion, and more, each with a plain explanation and an instruction you can paste into a prompt.
Vague asks get vague answers.
Ask AI for "better writing" and you get more adjectives. Ask for "cumulative sentences" and you get a specific technique. The right word gets you the right result.
The problem is knowing the word. Taste lets you browse until you find it, and tells you what it does before you use it.
How it works in Koubou.
Browse or search
Start with an area, like Creative writing, Marketing & copy, Visual design, Photography, Motion, UX, or Sound, and click through to narrower topics. Or search.
Read what a term does
Each term explains its effect on the output and when to use it.
Copy it
Copy just the word, or copy a ready-made instruction that uses it, and paste it into your prompt.
A real term from Taste
Cumulative sentence
- Where
- Creative writing › Sentence rhythm
- What it does
- A short main clause, then modifiers piling up after it. Delivers dense detail without turning into a list, and it can stop at any point.
- When to use
- Use for dense detail that should not turn into a list.
- Instruction to paste
- Build cumulative sentences: a short main clause first, then modifying phrases piling up after it.
Compared with ChatGPT and Claude.
In ChatGPT or Claude
- You describe what you want in your own words and hope the AI gets it.
- Or you ask the AI for the right term, in a chat you probably won't find again.
In Koubou
- A library of terms across writing, design, and other creative work.
- Each term explains what it does and when to use it.
- A ready-to-paste instruction for each one.
Get Koubou for $99.
Pay once, with no subscription. AI usage is billed by your provider, not by Koubou. If it is not right for you, you have 14 days to get a full refund.