as it were | (adv) as if it were really so, Syn. so to speak |
恰も(P);宛も | [あたかも(P);あだかも, atakamo (P); adakamo] (adv) (1) (uk) (usu. as あたかものようだ, あたかものごとし, etc.) as if; as it were; as though; (2) (uk) right then; just then; at that moment; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
言ってみれば | [いってみれば, ittemireba] (exp) in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se [Add to Longdo] |
言わば(P);謂わば | [いわば, iwaba] (adv) so to speak; so to call it; as it were; (P) [Add to Longdo] |