noun
General use for a short, interesting story or a memorable incident, often personal.
彼は旅行中の面白いエピソードを話してくれた。
He told me an amusing episode from his trip.
noun
In music, a passage that is not part of the main theme, often used in fugues or rondo forms.
このフーガのエピソードは特に技巧的だ。
The episode in this fugue is particularly intricate.