Kanji
Readingばなし
Frequency2%
Used in (57 in total)
small talk; chat; gossip
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
talking while standing; standing around talking
funny story; funny anecdote
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
gossip; idle talk; chat
boastful speech; bragging
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
talk about divorce or separation
allegory; fable; parable
whispered conversation; whispering
tales of one's travels
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
foolish talk; idle talk
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
anecdote; brief (comic) story
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
talk about various topics
trip story; vacation story
boastful story; big talk
whispered conversation; whispering
chat over tea
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
anecdote; common talk
confession; confidential talk; frank talk
confidential talk; whispering
one's own account (of something); account one got (heard) from somebody at first hand
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
tedious complaints; continual moaning
talking with gestures
ghost story; spooky story
inside story; confidential talk
chat without food or drink; rakugo performed without musical accompaniment
light jest or story
boastful story; story about tengu