explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)
protest; refutation; pleading
discussion; debate; argument
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
defense (of oneself); defence; explanation
eloquence; oratorical talent
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
excuse; plea; defense; defence
clear expression; distinguished speech