と言っていました => Someone said... N4
Speaking
と言う/と言っていた => you could say; one might say; I'd say ~ N5
たいがい => in general N2
Repetition, habit
...たいんですが => want N4
How to say the beginning
と言っている => To say that ... N3
Speaking
てしょうがない/てしかたがない => Very A; Really A; Extremely A N2
Degree, Level, Amount
がたい => very difficult to; hard to ~ N2
に先立って => before; prior to ~ N2
と([思「おも」]う、[言「い」]う、[考「かんが」]える) => That A N4
Particles
と[言「い」]うのは => Means, is N3
Information, Report
に[先立「さきだ」]って/に[先立「さきだ」]ち/に[先立「さきだ」]つ => Before A occurs/takes place N2
Time, Situation
いちがいに…ない => Impossible... in general N2
Description