equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
family; relatives; dependents; household
individual; private person; personal; private
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
no!; no no!; no, not at all
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
adds force or indicates command
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
large company; large enterprise; large corporation