to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to make a speech; to address
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
talk; recital; narration; topic
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
way of reciting; way of telling a story
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
narrator; storyteller; reciter
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
saying nothing; understanding tacitly; without putting into words
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; (lit.) a defeated general should not talk of strategy
to say repeatedly (often by many people); to say over and over again
a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; (lit.) a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it
story; tale; unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting