Of course he thought it was a joke and let it slide with a "hm?" but he was seriously annoyed. (I mean, just don't say things like that even as a joke!)
It's like pulling teeth to ask the government to change their policy.
政府に方針を変えさせるのは出来ない相談だ。
Ignore what he said. He was only joking.
彼の言った事は無視しなさい。冗談を言っていただけなのだから。
I said so by way of a joke.
冗談のつもりでいった。
I have something to talk over with you.
あなたに相談したいことがある。
Joking aside, what do you mean to do?
冗談はさておき、君は何をするつもりなの。
I ought to have consulted my parents on the matter.
私はそのことを両親に相談すべきだったのに。
If only you were here, I could consult you about it.
もし君がここにいてくれたら、そのことを相談できるのに。
She decided to take legal advice.
弁護士に相談することにした。
He didn't trust his brother enough to confide in him.
彼は何でも打ち明けて相談するほど兄を信頼していない。
Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
コメディアンは無惨な死や大事故といった悲劇的状況を冗談のネタにしている。
I have something to ask of you.
ものは相談だけど。
They were always making jokes.
彼らはいつも冗談ばかり言っていた。
You must be joking!
冗談をいっているのでしょう。
I must confer with my colleagues on the matter.
その事に関しては同僚と相談しなければなりません。
Amazing! This moving a story is a first for me! It's truly an epic among epics!
凄いです!こんな感動的な話は初めてです!まさに美談の中の美談です!
He didn't get her joke.
彼は彼女の冗談が分からなかった。
Take no account of what he said, he was only joking.
彼の言った事は無視しなさい。冗談を言っていただけなのだから。
I'd like to have a consultation about getting braces.
歯列矯正についてご相談したいのですが。
His joke has been done to death.
彼の冗談にはもう飽き飽きしている。
It's nothing but a kind of joke.
それは一種の冗談にすぎない。
I did that without asking for anyone's advice.
誰にも相談せずにやった。
I have a lot of friends I can discuss things with.
私には相談する友達がたくさんいる。
His joke set everyone laughing.
彼の冗談はみなを笑わせた。
I only meant it as a joke.
ほんの冗談のつもりだった。
I missed the point of the joke.
私はその冗談の意味がわからなかった。
I meant it as a joke.
それは、冗談のつもりで言ったのだ。
Then, while saying this, the memories of the men who had seduced her, her husband's colleague who had approached her as if it were a joke, the section chief with whom she had held hands, her relative who she had tried to kiss while she was drunk, shined a
The methods used to overcome stress are different for men and women: drinking is the major method used by men, while women deal with stress by chatting.