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話わ題だい
Meanings
Noun
1. topic; subject
It seems to be a topic they don't want touched.
Adjective (の)
2. much talked about; topical; in the news; hot
It's a really rare sweet that everyone's talking about right now.
Kanji used
話
to speak
題
topic
Pitch accent
わ
だい
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Used in: 4180
Composed of
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to bring up a subject
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
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Examples (48 in total)
He changed the topic of conversation.
It seems to be a topic they don't want touched.
A new topic came up in conversation.
It seems the topic is changing.
The topic shifted to Lucy.
Let's drop this topic.
If you don't read it, you'll get left behind in the conversation.
And the conversation became lively.
Our topic for this week is global warming.
Suddenly, he changed the subject.
We won't talk on that subject.
She is very good at changing the subject.
The topic is how to survive.
Naturally, they're sensitive to that kind of topic too.
The media jumped at the topic.
The focus of the conversation suddenly shifted.
A much-talked-about bakery has opened in front of the station.
But now to our next topic.
I tried to change the subject as quickly as possible.
Not many people are talking about it.
It's a really rare sweet that everyone's talking about right now.
He was the most talked-about man at the moment.
We need to divert the topic a little.
Let's go on to the next subject.
That topic is worth discussing.
It was my fault for bringing up a topic like this.
Let's stop talking about game-related topics already.
I thought you enjoyed talking about baseball.
Your question is not relevant to the subject.
Politics was the main topic of their conversation.
Let's not talk about that this time.
Hey, are you still planning to drag out that topic?
He's the boy we spoke about the other day.
I'm not good with topics like this, so please spare me.
I can't keep up with the topic that was suddenly brought up, so my reaction is slow.
He was doing so well that he had everyone talking about him.
They didn't want to spend much time talking about it.
She had become the talk of the town, in a bad way.
He is the physician I talked about yesterday.
I judged that it was better not to touch on this topic.
While feigning nonchalance, one skillfully shifts the topic.
Wondering what on earth a fun conversation even is, I search desperately for a topic.
Were there any interesting topics in today's history class?
Throughout the meal, the conversation never went beyond light topics like that.
Then, riding that momentum, I tried to change the subject.
I tried to change the subject, but they went on talking about politics.
Westerners, in general, prefer to avoid such topics unless the other person brings them up.
After ten minutes, they passed on to a new topic.