(rhetoric) a parable

(obsolete, Edo period) spoken vernacular Chinese

(rare) Alternative form of おとぎ話

(idiomatic) to break the ice; to broach a subject; to begin a conversation

gossip, small talk

gossip, rumor

mold, pattern / type, model, style

a style, a type / a mold, a pattern, a template / (martial arts) kata (choreographed training exercises) / (noh, kabuki) a particular style of stage movement or choreography

lagoon

shoulder