小咄[shouwa] anecdote
咄す[hanasu] to talk
咄家[hanashika] professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
咄嗟[tossa] moment

咄嗟に[tossani] at once
夜咄[yobanashi] night chat
咄咄[totsutotsu] (tongue) clicking
三題咄[sandaibanashi] performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience

お七夜[oshichiya] name-giving ceremony
一昨夜[issakuya] night before last
一昼夜[icchuuya] whole day and night
一日一夜[ichinichiichiya] all day and night
一夜乞食[ichiyakojiki] (a) person made homeless by fire

一夜造り[ichiyazukuri] built in a night
一夜大臣[ichiyadaijin] overnight millionaire
一夜づけ[ichiyazuke] last-minute cramming
寒夜[kanya] cold night
夜露死苦[yoroshiku] well

御世話になる[osewaninaru] to receive favor (favour)
御話中[ohanashichuu] busy (phone)
零し話[koboshibanashi] complaining
ほそぼそ話す[hosobosohanasu] to speak slowly and quietly
アドオン電話[adoondenwa] add-on telephone

ギリシア神話[girishiashinwa] Greek mythology
コードレス電話[koodoresudenwa] cordless phone
テレビ電話[terebidenwa] visual telephone
哀話[aiwa] sad story
一つ話[hitotsubanashi] anecdote