even if one says

ancient times, a very long time ago

(transitive) to talk (about something); to speak (on a subject); to converse / to speak (a language)

Informal form of 話 (hanashi).

continuative of 話す

once (in the indeterminate past)

the past, old times / ancient

olden days; former

human, person, human being / personality, character / (Buddhism) literally meaning: "human society", referring to one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhist cosmology.

(archaic) the world in which people live; the world, society