| properly speaking | (adv) in actual fact, Syn. to be precise, strictly speaking, Example: properly speaking, they are not husband and wife |
| 本来から言えば | [ほんらいからいえば, honraikaraieba] (exp) by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking [Add to Longdo] |
| 本来であれば | [ほんらいであれば, honraideareba] (exp) by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking [Add to Longdo] |
| 本来なら | [ほんらいなら, honrainara] (exp) by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking [Add to Longdo] |