(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

Alternative spelling of 薄絹 (“sheer silk”)

a surname

merely; no more than

negative of 過ぎる (sugiru) [ichidan]

(historical, archaic) the red-light district in modern-day Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo

杉本: a surname

dire straits; distress