Topic

Question 1

名＋とは

Answer 1

define or explain something
- similar to というのは, but 硬い言い方
-usually ends with だ・である・という意味である・のことである

Question 2

①取り上げる言葉＋といえば
②普通形（ナ（だ）・名（だ））＋といえば

Answer 2

①Pick up something that comes up in the conversation and lead it to another related topic.
②First, admit that… and then say what you really want to say.
- in ②、the same word is repeated before and after といえば

Question 3

名・動形普通形　＋というと・といえば・といったら

Answer 3

Say what immediately comes to mind when you hear the word ~
- with というと, It can also be used to check whether what the other person said is the same as what you thought. ね、か　など is often used as a way of checking.

Question 4

名＋（のこと）となると

Answer 4

When it comes to ～
emphasize that someone will behave differently in relation to the topic or subject
- the latter half of the sentence is a bit abnormal

Question 5

名＋といったら

Answer 5

Emphasize that the degree of something is not normal
- surprised feeling
- can end abruptly if the implication is obvious
- the last part is something that normally doesn’t happen