控えめに言う – Vocabulary details

控ひかえめに言いう

Expression

Verb (5-dan, う)

1. to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

refrain

say

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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