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お話
おはなし
Common word
Nouns
story; tale · talk; discussion
話し合い
はなしあい
Common word
N3
Nouns
discussion; talk; conference
話しかける
はなしかける
Common word
N3
Verbs
address; talk to; accost · start a conversation; begin to talk
昔話
むかしばなし
Common word
N1
Nouns
old tale; folk tale; legend · reminiscence; old story
おとぎ話
おとぎばなし
Nouns
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
作り話
つくりばなし
Common word
N1
Nouns
made-up story; fiction; fabrication
裏話
うらばなし
Nouns
inside story; behind-the-scenes account
笑い話
わらいばなし
Nouns
funny story; funny anecdote
茶話
ちゃばなし
Nouns
chat over tea; tea-time talk
別れ話
わかればなし
Nouns
talk about breaking up; discussion of divorce or separation
立ち話
たちばなし
Common word
N1
Nouns
talking while standing; standing around talking
小話
こばなし
Nouns
anecdote; short comic story
こぼれ話
こぼればなし
Nouns
tidbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
長話
ながばなし
Common word
N1
Nouns
long talk; long conversation
話半分
はなしはんぶん
Nouns
with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
よもやま話
よもやまばなし
Nouns
chat about various topics; rambling talk
話しぶり
はなしぶり
N2
Nouns
way of talking; manner of speaking
一つ話
ひとつばなし
Nouns
anecdote; common talk
不幸話
ふこうばなし
Nouns
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
与太話
よたばなし
Nouns
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
世間話
せけんばなし
Nouns
small talk; chat; gossip
人情話
にんじょうばなし
Nouns
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story without a punch line
仕方話
しかたばなし
Nouns
talking with gestures; gestured storytelling
伝え話
つたえばなし
Nouns
legend; traditional story; handed-down tale
儲け話
もうけばなし
Nouns
moneymaking scheme; get-rich-quick proposal; talk of a lucrative deal
内幕話
うちまくばなし
Nouns
inside story; inside information
内緒話
ないしょばなし
Nouns
secret talk; confidential conversation
内証話
ないしょうばなし
Nouns
confidential talk; whispering; secret conversation
お化け話
おばけばなし
Nouns
ghost story; spooky story
噂話
うわさばなし
Nouns
gossip; rumor talk
土産話
みやげばなし
Nouns
travel stories; tales from a trip
天狗話
てんぐばなし
Nouns
boastful story; tall tale · story about tengu
幽霊話
ゆうれいばなし
Nouns
ghost story
思い出話
おもいでばなし
Nouns
reminiscent talk; reminiscing; sharing memories
怪談話
かいだんばなし
Nouns
ghost story; scary tale
愚痴話
ぐちばなし
Nouns
grumbling talk; tedious complaints; continual moaning
手柄話
てがらばなし
Nouns
boastful story; big talk
打ち明け話
うちあけばなし
Nouns
confession; frank talk; confidential talk
暴露話
ばくろばなし
Nouns
revealing talk; inside story; exposé
楽屋話
がくやばなし
Nouns
inside story; confidential talk
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