| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 論う | あげつらう | to argue |
| 組合の方針についてあげつらう argue about the union’s policy 彼らはあれこれあげつらうばかりで何も行動しない All they ever do is talk ― they never take any action. 細かいことをいちいちあげつらって交渉はらちがあかなかった The negotiations got nowhere because they found fault with one little thing after another. |