• 説せつ

  theory, doctrine

• 説得せっとく

  persuasion

• 説明せつめい

  explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend

• 説教せっきょう

  sermon, preaching, homily

• 説くとく

  to explain, to preach, to advocate

• 学説がくせつ

  theory

• 逆説ぎゃくせつ

  paradox

• 伝説でんせつ

  legend, folklore, tradition

• 小説しょうせつ

  novel, story, (work of) fiction

• 解説かいせつ

  explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation

• 論説ろんせつ

  article, discourse, dissertation, (written) argument, commentary

• 演説えんぜつ

  speech, address

• 遊説ゆうぜい

  election tour, election campaign, stumping

• 仮説かせつ

  hypothesis, supposition, assumption, tentative theory

• 序説じょせつ

  introduction

• 社説しゃせつ

  editorial, leading article, leader

• 力説りきせつ

  emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.), stressing, insistence, arguing strongly (for, against)

• 定説ていせつ

  established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation

• 説得力せっとくりょく

  persuasiveness, powers of persuasion, cogency

• 説明書せつめいしょ

  (printed) instructions, manual, explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note), description

• 小説家しょうせつか

  novelist, fiction writer

• 推理小説すいりしょうせつ

  mystery novel, detective novel, whodunit

• 説伏せっぷく

  persuasion

• 説話せつわ

  tale, narrative

• 説破せっぱ

  confuting, arguing down

• 説諭せつゆ

  persuasion, convincing

• 説経せっきょう

  lecture on the sutras

• 説示せつじ

  instructions, explanation

• 説述せつじゅつ

  explaining an idea, exposition, explanation

• 説法せっぽう

  lecture, sermon, preaching

• 重説じゅうせつ

  reexplanation

• 曲説きょくせつ

  false theory

• 異説いせつ

  different view, alternative theory, dissenting view

• 自説じせつ

  one's personal opinion

• 概説がいせつ

  overview, outline, rough summary

• 卓説たくせつ

  excellent opinion

• 細説さいせつ

  detailed explanation

• 旧説きゅうせつ

  old theory, ancient ideas

• 再説さいせつ

  repeated explanation

• 師説しせつ

  teacher's theory

• 俗説ぞくせつ

  common saying, popular version, folklore, tradition

• 珍説ちんせつ

  odd theory, strange view, absurd opinion

• 同説どうせつ

  the same opinion

• 一説いっせつ

  one theory, one opinion, another theory

• 謬説びゅうせつ

  fallacy, fallacious argument

• 口説くぜつ

  lovers' tiff, quarrel between lovers

• 総説そうせつ

  review article, general remarks

• 新説しんせつ

  new theory

• 仏説ぶっせつ

  Buddha's teaching

• 詳説しょうせつ

  detailed explanation