極端

きょくたん

extreme, extremity

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

極端に走る

きょくたんにはしる

to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far

極言

きょくげん

being frank, going so far as to say

端的に言う

たんてきにいう

to come to the point, to get straight to the point, to speak frankly, to speak plainly, to talk straight

言えば

いえば

speaking of

両極端

りょうきょくたん

both extremes

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

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

大まかに言えば

おおまかにいえば

generally speaking

極端に走り勝ち

きょくたんにはしりがち

apt to go to extremes

と言えば

といえば

speaking of

例えに言う

たとえにいう

to speak metaphorically

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