夜よ語がたり

noun

evening chat; nighttime storytelling

A somewhat literary or poetic term for talking or sharing stories at night. Not an everyday word; 夜話 (よばなし) is more common for casual evening conversation.

• 旅りょ館かんの縁えん側がわで、祖そ母ぼの夜よ語がたりに耳みみを傾かたむけた。

  On the veranda of the inn, I listened to my grandmother's evening stories.