even if one says

(anglicism) thanks

to smile

smile

(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

(literary) they (about women or girls)

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]