It is merely a matter of form.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

It's a mere formality.

That's just a yarn.

We sympathize with him all the more because he is honest.

I am a mere assistant.

I'm just guessing.

See how it is formatted.

It is no more than an imitation.

It's only make-believe.

It's just a trick of the wind.

that ceremony is just for show

That's just talk.

That is a reference to the end.

It was simply an oversight.

That is becoming the most serious issue.

That is only a guide.

That is only a guide.

That is just a plan.

That is mere hearsay evidence.

It's (a) mere theory.

Those are thoroughly rumors.

It is an alarming. rumour.

That story is no more than a filler.

a mere assumption

That's just standard practise, it's not like they're cutting corners.

This is a simple confirmation.

Roughly [Broadly] speaking, that is the (true) situation.

It's only so much rubbish.

That is an argument far removed from reality.

in the nature of things

It's only a temporary fix.