話をする

はなしをする

to have a talk, to tell a story

事情を話す

じじょうをはなす

to explain the situation

世話をする

せわをする

to take care of

電話を返す

でんわをかえす

to return a call

胸をそらす

むねをそらす

to be puffed up with pride, to throw out one's chest

気をそらす

きをそらす

to distract

目をそらす

めをそらす

to look away; to avert one's eyes

話す

はなす

to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat

ほそぼそ話す

ほそぼそはなす

to speak slowly and quietly

お世話をする

おせわをする

to take care of

話を切り出す

はなしをきりだす

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

注意をそらす

ちゅういをそらす

to distract one's attention

話を盛る

はなしをもる

to exaggerate

話を遮る

はなしをさえぎる

to interrupt (a person)

話を振る

はなしをふる

to bring up a subject, to touch on a matter

腹を割って話す

はらをわってはなす

to speak frankly, to speak unreservedly, to open up to each other, to talk candidly, to speak by laying everything on the table, to talk straight from the gut, to have a heart-to-heart talk

心を割って話す

こころをわってはなす

to have a heart to heart talk; to speak frankly

ほら話

ほらばなし

tall story, cock-and-bull story

ひそひそ話

ひそひそばなし

whispering