例言

れいげん

preface, foreword

例えて言うと

たとえていうと

figuratively speaking, metaphorically speaking, so to speak, to use a figure of speech

例え

たとえ

example

控えめに言う

ひかえめにいう

to understate

例える

たとえる

to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile

例えば

たとえば

for example, e.g.

逆に言えば

ぎゃくにいえば

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

前例に倣う

ぜんれいにならう

to follow (copy after) a precedent

先例に倣う

せんれいにならう

to follow precedent

俗に言う

ぞくにいう

commonly referred to as...

ボロクソに言う

ぼろくそにいう

to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into

世に言う

よにいう

what is called; what they call; so-called

例に無く

れいになく

contrary to one's habit, unusually

例にとる

れいにとる

to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel

単純に言えば

たんじゅんにいえば

simply put, putting it simply

簡単に言えば

かんたんにいえば

simply put, putting it simply, in short

厳密に言えば

げんみつにいえば

strictly speaking

言葉に甘える

ことばにあまえる

to accept an offer, to be charmed by someone's kind words and do as he wishes

正確に言えば

せいかくにいえば

to be precise; to be accurate; strictly speaking