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

御伽噺[otogibanashi] fairy-tale
仕形噺[shikatabanashi] talking with gestures
人情噺[ninjoubanashi] love story

噺家[hanashika] professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
辻噺[tsujibanashi] stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money
三題噺[sandaibanashi] performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience