• 話はなし

  talk, speech, chat, conversation

• 話題わだい

  topic, subject

• 話すはなす

  to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat

• 昔話むかしばなし

  old tale, folk tale, legend

• 会話かいわ

  conversation, talk, chat

• 対話たいわ

  dialogue, conversation, talk, discussion, communication

• 談話だんわ

  talk, conversation, dialogue

• 神話しんわ

  myth, mythology

• 手話しゅわ

  sign language

• お話おはなし

  story, tale

• 世話せわ

  care, looking after, help, assistance, aid

• 逸話いつわ

  anecdote, story, episode

• 秘話ひわ

  secret story, unknown episode

• 童話どうわ

  children's story, fairy tale

• 実話じつわ

  true story

• 挿話そうわ

  episode, side story, story within a story, aside, anecdote

• 通話つうわ

  telephone call, speaking over the telephone, (Internet) voice call, videoconference call

• 長話ながばなし

  long talk

• 民話みんわ

  folk tale, folktale, folk story, folklore

• 懇話こんわ

  friendly talk, chat

• 電話でんわ

  telephone call, phone call

• 話し声はなしごえ

  speaking voice, talking voice

• 話し方はなしかた

  way of talking, speaking style

• 英会話えいかいわ

  English conversation

• 作り話つくりばなし

  fiction, made-up story, fable, fabrication, myth

• 世話人せわにん

  sponsor, manager, caretaker

• 電話機でんわき

  telephone (device)

• 立ち話たちばなし

  talking while standing, standing around talking

• 受話器じゅわき

  (telephone) receiver

• お話中おはなしちゅう

  busy (phone)

• 電話帳でんわちょう

  telephone book, telephone directory

• 話し込むはなしこむ

  to be deep in talk

• 話し合うはなしあう

  to discuss, to talk together

• 話し合いはなしあい

  discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference

• 話し言葉はなしことば

  spoken language, colloquial expression

• 公衆電話こうしゅうでんわ

  public telephone, pay phone

• 携帯電話けいたいでんわ

  mobile phone, cell phone

• 電話番号でんわばんごう

  telephone number

• 話しかけるはなしかける

  to address (someone), to accost a person, to talk (to someone)

• お世話になるおせわになる

  to receive favor, to receive assistance, to receive help, to be looked after, to be taken care of, to become dependent (on), to become much obliged (to someone), to become indebted

• 話わ

  counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

• 話頭わとう

  topic, subject

• 話柄わへい

  topic, subject

• 話々はなしばなし

  small talk

• 話術わじゅつ

  art of conversation

• 話芸わげい

  (the art of) storytelling

• 話者わしゃ

  speaker, narrator

• 話数わすう

  number of episodes (of a television series), number of chapters (of a manga)

• 話法わほう

  parlance, manner of speaking, art of conversation

• 俗話ぞくわ

  small talk, gossip