The phrase "actually to answer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to clarify or emphasize that you are providing a direct response to a question or issue.
Example: "I appreciate your question, and actually to answer it, I believe we need to consider several factors."
Alternatives: "to truly respond" or "to directly address".
Such a nuance is not present in the Japanese word kudasai, which in this instance serves to soften Kagawa's response so as to come across more politely to his questioner when declining actually to answer.
(p.3)....the inference, we think, is inevitable, that the watch must have had a maker: that there must have existed, at some time, and at some place or other, an artificer or artificers who formed it for the purpose which we find it actually to answer; who comprehended its construction, and designed its use.
"I'm the speaker," she said, "and it's my responsibility, to the best degree I can, to answer the questions, but more importantly, it's my responsibility working with my colleagues, to get us past the answers to the questions but actually to answers to the problems".
We're at an interesting time where we can actually begin to answer these kinds of questions.
During his debate with Bentsen, Quayle actually refused to answer a question about what he would do if he had to take over as President.
But Mr. Vaskevich isn't a performance artist; he's actually there to answer customers' questions about the watches on sale.
After the Americans overcame their usual slow start, Chris Paul stood before reporters and actually had to answer whether he felt sorry for the opposition.
The average rental period, computed from the day they received the device until they were actually contacted to answer the questions, was 58.2 ± 33.6 days.
O.M.: When David suggested to actually try to answer this question in a quantitative and data-driven way, I was very interested in applying machine-learning techniques to this problem.
