What is the approximate ratio of ways to express agreement vs. disagreement?


Contrary to
[various](http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=1932158)
urban legends, [Japanese does have a word for "No"](http://www.mahalo.com/how-
to-say-no-in-japanese), however, it appears it's extremely rare to hear it
used directly, given the connotation of impoliteness of "iie". Even factual
questions like "Is your sign X", are answered with "chigau" when one's sign is
not X.

I'm completely new to Japanese and I'm trying to figure out how many ways
there are to express nuances of "yes" vs. "no".




While you can't exactly number all the possible ways to express "yes" or "no",
if you are are new to Japanese, then check out [this delightful
video](http://www.japansociety.org/webcast/waku-waku-japanese-lesson-47-how-
to-say-no), which explains いいえ, (もう)いやです, だめです, and (もう本当に)やめてください. It will
teach you several nuanced ways to say "no" in Japanese, which all seem eerily
intended to prevent molestation on trains.

Keeping with the uncomfortable video theme, [watch this
video](https://youtu.be/-8RxvF84rNk) and learn several ways to say "yes" from
two young women who are unduly interested in borrowing your car. They talk
about うん, いい, いいよ, はい, and いいですよ.

