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話し、咄、噺
はなし
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
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噺家

咄家
はなしか
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
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おとぎ話

御伽噺、お伽話、お伽噺、御伽話、おとぎ噺
おとぎばなし
fairy-tale; nursery-tale
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仕方話

仕方噺、仕形噺
しかたばなし
talking with gestures
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人情話

人情噺、人情咄
にんじょうばなし
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
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三題噺

三題咄
さんだいばなし
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
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辻噺

つじばなし
stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money