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He turns a deaf ear to me.
彼は私の言うことにはまったく馬耳東風だ。
They often heard him speak ill of others.
彼らは彼が他人の悪口を言うのをよく耳にした。
It goes without saying that health is above wealth.
健康が富にまさることは言うまでもないことだ。
Strictly speaking, you are not right.
厳密に言うと、君は正しくない。
To say is one thing, and to do is another.
言う事とする事は別問題だ。
I cannot understand what you say.
僕には君の言うことが分からない。
He must be crazy to say such a thing.
彼はそんなことを言うとは気が違っているにちがいない。
Don't you lie!
うそを言うな。
It said "Oracle Master," so I thought it was something related to spirits, but no, it was only about computers. Boring.
オラクルマスターって言うからスピリチュアル関係かと思ったらコンピューター関係じゃん。つまらん。
That being the case, he had little to say.
そんなわけで、彼はほとんど言うことがなかった。
She is more clever than beautiful.
彼女は美人と言うより才女だ。
The guide is using a microphone for us to hear her better.
そのガイドは、私たちが彼女の言うことがよく聞こえるように、マイクを使っている。
How do you say "Thank you" in Japanese?
日本語で「Thank you」は何て言うんですか。
You don't have to listen to what he says.
あいつの言うことは聞かなくていいよ。
Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing.
思っている事を率直に言う事は悪い事では無い。
What you say is neither here nor there.
君の言う事は問題外である。
He is a type of a person who calls a spade a spade.
彼は何でもずばずば言う人だ。
It goes without saying that our plans depend on the weather.
私たちの計画は天気次第であることは言うまでもない。
Please write down what I am going to say.
これから私の言うことをどうぞ書き取ってください。
Kareishu is a special smell that comes as old people age. Popular expressions such as: "Ossan kusai" or "Oyaji kusai" (smelly old man) refer to this smell.