Keyword
theory
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig538
Readings
せつ
(80%)
せっ
(13%)
(2%)
ぜつ
(2%)
(1%)
Composed of
say
evil brother
Used in vocabulary (381 in total)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tradition; legend; folklore
novel; (short) story
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
speech; address
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to explain adequately; to be accountable
novelist; fiction writer
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
to build up a hypothesis
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
your opinion
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
one's personal opinion
legendary; fabled; fabulous
supplementary explanation
remark; statement; discourse
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
tale; narrative
to explain adequately; to be accountable
accountability; being held accountable
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
(full-length) novel; long novel
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
adventure story; novel of adventure
preachy; sanctimonious
(instruction) manual; handbook
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
persuasion; convincing
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
preachy; sanctimonious
harangue; fervent speech
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
introduction
street oratory; soapbox speech
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
to persuade
election tour; election campaign; stumping
user's manual; instruction manual
editorial; leading article; leader
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
former opinion
general statement; outline
conspiracy theory
illustration; diagram
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
novelizing; novelising
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
to explain; to reason
confuting; arguing down
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
to explain; to solve; to make clear
Arthurian legend; legend of King Arthur
Buddha's teaching
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
excellent speech; masterly speech
detailed explanation
contemporary novel; modern novel
novel idea; strange theory
lecture on the sutras
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
speaker; orator
to begin to speak; to begin to explain
gossip; talk about town
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
(full-length) novel; long novel
to put forward a theory
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
groundless rumor; groundless rumour; false report
to preach the truth
bizarre theory; strange theory; wild theory
explanation; exposition
fallacy; false report
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
briefer; elucidator; exponent; expositor; explainer
shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
collection of stories (esp. myths, legends, etc.)
true theory; true teachings
heretical doctrine
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
one's cherished opinion
televised speech; TV address
street gossips and idle rumors
theory of origins; origin hypothesis
spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices); spread of rumors
explanation (by lecture)
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
propaganda speech; inflammatory speech
urging; persuasion
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel
divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen
old theory; ancient ideas
repeated explanation
change of opinion
novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; Bildungsroman
to mention; to refer to; to touch upon
explanation; interpretation
fallacy; fallacious argument
the theory of the divine right of kings
to explain; to show; to demonstrate
to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
news commentary; comments on the news
serious novel; genuinely attempted novel
review article; general remarks
allusion; alluding; related explanation
correspondence theory (theory that a proposition is true if and only if it corresponds to the facts)
to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)
foolish opinion; one's opinion
background briefing; backgrounder
teacher's theory
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
etymological theory; etymology
science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
dialectic demonstration; display of skill in explanation
novel idea; strange theory
detailed explanation
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
secret theory
novel depicting customs and manners of the day
excellent opinion
groundless rumor or story (rumour)
established theory
outline; summary
theory of spontaneous generation
misdirected claim; incomprehensible idea
humorism (ancient system of medicine); humoralism
theory of continental drift
detailed explanation
after-dinner speech; speech made at a dinner (luncheon)
Everyone has his (her) own view; Different people, different opinions
novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman
explaining an idea; exposition; explanation
campaign stop; stop on a speaking tour
outline; summary
street (soapbox) oratory; stump oratory
other theories
excellent opinions and theories
suit your speech to the audience
speech of encouragement; pep talk
various theories
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
personal opinion
instructions; explanation
novel written in colloquial Chinese
reexplanation
funeral oration; funeral speech
panspermia hypothesis
warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction
difficult to explain
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to suit one's speech to the audience
prejudiced opinion
popular theory; widely-accepted theory
Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
user's manual; instruction manual
supplementary explanation; supplementary information
immaculate conception; virgin birth; tradition that Jesus was born to Mary although she was a virgin
heretical doctrine (thought, faith)
rumor of dissolution (rumour)
the nebular hypothesis
Gaia hypothesis; Gaia theory; Gaia principle
shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
coherence theory (theory that a proposition is true if it corresponds with a specified set of other propositions)
difficult to explain
legendary literature; narrative literature
novel written in epistolary style
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
direct method; indicative mood
molecular theory
single mistake which ruins all one's hard work; one blunder rendering a long period of effort useless; (lit.) one fart in a hundred days of sermons
allegory; allegorical tale
persuasiveness; skilled in the art of persuasion
Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)
divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion
rumour; rumor; comment; commentary; review
the same opinion
alternative hypothesis
preformation (theory)
phlogiston theory
to set forth; to put forward; to present for consideration; to explain the facts of life; to preach
swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo
ancient belief
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
explanation; exposition
to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)
to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)
to mention; to refer to; to touch upon
excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion
difficult to explain
hypothesis testing; hypothesis test
theory of the divine right of kings
social-contract theory
biogenetic law; recapitulation theory (theory that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny)
to explain carefully or by making distinctions
isolation theory
an excellent opinion; an insightful view
legend concerning a fugitive clan
preaching burglar; burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
tub-thumping preacher; preacher (priest) who is good at delivering a sermon; pulpiteer (usually with contemptuous implication)
sultry novel; suggestive story
stumping (electioneering) tour
punctuated equilibrium (theory of evolutionary biology)
Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used
epigenesis (theory)
neutral theory (of molecular evolution)
theory of linguistic relativity
uniformitarianism
kami-buddha syncretization theory (e.g. manifestation theory)
operon theory (Jacob and Monod, 1961)
proposed theory; proposition
tidal hypothesis (of the origin of the solar system); near-collision hypothesis
illustration (using an example)
(theory of) the immortality of the soul
nationwide election campaign
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
Ogino theory (basis of the rhythm method)
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
neutral theory of molecular evolution
purchasing power parity theory; PPP theory
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commentary; annotation; alternative theory
monophysitism (theology)
docetism (theology)
patripassianism (theology)
feng shui; fengshui; feng shui tradition
myths of asexual conception from natural objects
zoo hypothesis (theory on why humanity has had no contact with extraterrestrial life)
I feign no hypotheses; hypotheses non fingo
I feign no hypotheses; hypotheses non fingo
I feign no hypotheses; hypotheses non fingo
cosmic censorship hypothesis; cosmic censorship conjecture
cosmic censorship hypothesis; cosmic censorship conjecture
Examples (200 in total)
Can you describe the situation you were in?
Is there anyone here who can explain what's going on?
Can you explain this?