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

とっさ
moment; instant
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小話

小咄
こばなし、しょうわ
anecdote; brief (comic) story
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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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噺家

咄家
はなしか
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
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夜話

夜咄
やわ、よばなし
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6 pm); book of informal essays
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話す

咄す
はなす
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
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咄々

咄咄
とつとつ
(tongue) clicking; groaning; exclamation of surprise
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咄嗟に

adv
とっさに
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
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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