(rhetoric) a parable

(obsolete, Edo period) spoken vernacular Chinese

(rare) Alternative form of おとぎ話

(idiomatic) to break the ice; to broach a subject; to begin a conversation

gossip, small talk

gossip, rumor

湧く, 涌く: water and so on to spring, gush, well up / 湧く, 涌く: to feel emotions form, such as bravery / 沸く: to be excited / 沸く: to boil / 沸く: (figuratively) to boom

asylum seeker (one who seeks asylum)

Synonym of 黄昏 (tasogare, “dusk; twilight”) / Synonym of 黄昏時 (tasogaredoki, “dusk; twilight”)

Kyūjitai form of 点心: snack; dim sum