explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tradition; legend; folklore
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
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
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
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
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
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
(instruction) manual; handbook
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
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
truth is stranger than fiction
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
general statement; outline
truth is stranger than fiction
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
to explain; to solve; to make clear
Arthurian legend; legend of King Arthur
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
excellent speech; masterly speech
contemporary novel; modern novel
novel idea; strange theory
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
to begin to speak; to begin to explain
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
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
groundless rumor; groundless rumour; false report
bizarre theory; strange theory; wild theory
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
company information session
shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
collection of stories (esp. myths, legends, etc.)
true theory; true teachings
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
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
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
propaganda speech; inflammatory speech
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
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
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
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
novel depicting customs and manners of the day
groundless rumor or story (rumour)
theory of spontaneous generation
misdirected claim; incomprehensible idea
humorism (ancient system of medicine); humoralism
theory of continental drift
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
street (soapbox) oratory; stump oratory
excellent opinions and theories
suit your speech to the audience
speech of encouragement; pep talk
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
instructions; explanation
novel written in colloquial Chinese
funeral oration; funeral speech
warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to suit one's speech to the audience
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)
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)
legendary literature; narrative literature
novel written in epistolary style
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
direct method; indicative mood
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
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
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
truth is stranger than fiction
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
hypothesis testing; hypothesis test
theory of the divine right of kings
biogenetic law; recapitulation theory (theory that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny)
(Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction
to explain carefully or by making distinctions
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
permanent income hypothesis
rational expectations hypothesis
rational expectations hypothesis
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
neutral theory (of molecular evolution)
Planck's quantum hypothesis
theory of linguistic relativity
kami-buddha syncretization theory (e.g. manifestation theory)
program maintenance manual
operon theory (Jacob and Monod, 1961)
proposed theory; proposition
Kant-Laplace nebular hypothesis
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
2012 human extinction beliefs; 2012 doomsday theory
neutral theory of molecular evolution
purchasing power parity theory; PPP theory
10^37218383881977644441306597687849648128; 10^(7x2^122)
commentary; annotation; alternative theory
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