手っ取り早く言えば

てっとりばやくいえば

in a word, to put it briefly, to make a long story short

言えば

いえば

speaking of

平たく言えば

ひらたくいえば

in plain words, in plain terms, put simply

と言えば

といえば

speaking of

早口言葉

はやくちことば

tongue twister

早拵え

はやごしらえ

quickly made article; rapidly manufactured object; makeshift item

早く

はやく

early, soon

実を言えば

じつをいえば

as a matter of fact, to tell the truth

そう言えば

そういえば

which reminds me..., come to think of it..., now that you mention it..., on that subject..., so, if you say...

欲を言えば

よくをいえば

ideally; if one were to wish for more

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

言える

いえる

to be possible to say, to be able to say

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

強いて言えば

しいていえば

if I'm forced to say something, if anything, if I must say, if I must choose

厳密に言えば

げんみつにいえば

strictly speaking

正確に言えば

せいかくにいえば

to be precise; to be accurate; strictly speaking

手短に言えば

てみじかにいえば

briefly, in short, in a nutshell, in summary, to put it briefly

概して言えば

がいしていえば

generally speaking, all in all, in general