逆に言うと

ぎゃくにいうと

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

言えば

いえば

speaking of

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

極端に言えば

きょくたんにいえば

to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms

大まかに言えば

おおまかにいえば

generally speaking

逆に

ぎゃくに

conversely, on the contrary

と言えば

といえば

speaking of

例えに言う

たとえにいう

to speak metaphorically

忠言耳に逆らう

ちゅうげんみみにさからう

Good advice is harsh to the ear

逆さ言葉

さかさことば

word said backwards, word of opposite meaning

忠言逆耳

ちゅうげんぎゃくじ

good advice is harsh to the ears, honest advice is often unpleasant to the ears

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

早く言えば

はやくいえば

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