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とはいいながら

とはいいながらto wa ii nagaraN2neutral

savor + even though one says — grants a claim, then admits it fell short

ajiwau to wa ii nagara

even though one says — grants a claim, then admits it fell short

meaning: even though one says — grants a claim, then admits it fell short

毎日まいにち運動うんどうするとはいいながら、結局けっきょく一週間いっしゅうかんも続つづかなかったんだよね。

mainichi undou suru to wa ii nagara, kekkyoku isshuukan mo tsuzukanakatta n da yo ne.

I kept saying I'd exercise every day, but in the end it didn't even last a week. casual

業績ぎょうせきは回復かいふくしつつあるとはいいながら、依然いぜんとして楽観らっかんできる状況じょうきょうではございません。

gyouseki wa kaifuku shitsutsu aru to wa ii nagara, izen to shite rakkan dekiru joukyou de wa gozaimasen.

Though our results are said to be recovering, the situation still does not permit optimism. formal

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that said; even though — grants a claim, then admits it fell short

毎日まいにち運動うんどうするとはいいながら、結局けっきょく一週間いっしゅうかんも続つづかなかったんだよね。
mainichi undou suru to wa ii nagara, kekkyoku isshuukan mo tsuzukanakatta n da yo ne.
I kept saying I'd exercise every day, but in the end it didn't even last a week. casual
冗談じょうだんとはいいながら、彼かれの言葉ことばには棘とげがあった。
joudan to wa ii nagara, kare no kotoba ni wa toge ga atta.
There was a barb in his words, even though it's a joke. neutral
素人しろうととはいいながら、彼かれの腕前うでまえはプロ並なみだ。
shirouto to wa ii nagara, kare no udemae wa puro nami da.
His skill is on par with a pro, even though it's an amateur. neutral
業績ぎょうせきは回復かいふくしつつあるとはいいながら、依然いぜんとして楽観らっかんできる状況じょうきょうではございません。
gyouseki wa kaifuku shitsutsu aru to wa ii nagara, izen to shite rakkan dekiru joukyou de wa gozaimasen.
Though our results are said to be recovering, the situation still does not permit optimism. formal

とはいうもののtohaiumononoalternant
味あじわうとはいうものの
the unclipped shape, doing the same job (便利べんりだとはいうものの、値段ねだんが高たかすぎる。). slightly softer, and more common at the front of a sentence than mid-sentence.

The い of いいながら is always read いい, never ゆい — 言いう keeps its い here.