言こと葉ば通どおりMeanings1adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'as stated; verbatim; literallyUsed when something is exactly as expressed, without interpretation or exaggeration. Often appears with verbs like 言う, 受け取る, 実行する.彼かれの言こと葉ば通どおり、会かい議ぎは3時じに始はじまった。Just as he said, the meeting started at 3 o'clock.