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

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