素す話ばなし

noun

chat without food or drink

Only when written 素話

A social gathering where people talk without any refreshments; the focus is purely on conversation.

• 今日きょうは素す話ばなしで集あつまろう。お茶ちゃも出ださないけど、話はなしに集しゅう中ちゅうできるよ。

  Let's get together for a chat without food or drink today. No tea, but we can focus on talking.

noun

rakugo without musical accompaniment

In the context of rakugo (traditional comic storytelling), a performance done without shamisen or other musical background, relying solely on the storyteller's voice and gestures.

• 彼かれの素す話ばなしは、三味線しゃみせんなしでも十じゅう分ぶんに笑わらいを誘さそう。

  His rakugo without musical accompaniment is funny enough even without a shamisen.