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なくてはいけない => Must do A; have to A N4

Can, Should, Must

くらいなら => I would prefer (doing) B over A N1

Contrast/Surprise

なければならない => Must do A; have to A N4

Can, Should, Must

くらいだ／ぐらいだ => Around/about N5

Amount

とはくらべ[物「もの」]にならない => It's no match for A N1

Comparison/ Exchange

ずにはいられない／ないではいられない => Can't help but A; A is unavoidable N2

Will, Decision, “Doing”

なくてもいい => Don't have to A N4

Can, Should, Must

~ないでください => Please don't do~ N5

Asking and Telling

てはいけない => May not A, must not A N4

Can, Should, Must

[決「けっ」]して~ない => Won’t, isn’t N3

Will, Decision, Doing

ないと,なくちゃ => Must do A N3

Needs, Requirement

わけにはいかない => Must not A, Must A N3

Needs, Requirement