| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 冗談 | じょうだん | jest, joke |
| 相談 | そうだん | consultation, discussion |
| 会談 | かいだん | conversation, conference, discussion, interview |
| 冒険談 | ぼうけんだん | tale of adventure |
| 冗談事 | じょうだんこと | joking matter |
| 冗談口 | じょうだんぐち | joke |
| 商談 | しょうだん | business discussion, negotiation |
| 対談 | たいだん | talk, dialogue, conversation |
| 座談会 | ざだんかい | symposium, round-table discussion |
| 怪談 | かいだん | ghost story |
| 懇談 | こんだん | informal talk |
| 歓談 | かんだん | pleasant talk, chat |
| 漫談 | まんだん | chat, desultory conversation |
| 相談役 | そうだんやく | counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor |
| 綺談 | きだん | romantic story, colorful story, colourful story, highly embellished story |
| 縁談 | えんだん | marriage proposal, engagement |
| 談合 | だんごう | consultation; collusion, bid-rigging |
| 談笑 | だんしょう | friendly chat |
| 談話 | だんわ | a talk, conversation |
| 講談 | こうだん | story-telling |
| 雑談 | ざつだん | chatting, idle talk |