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expression, adverb
1.
in truth, in actuality, at heart
expression, noun
2.
the truth, the real story
Other readings:
本当の所【ほんとうのところ】
、ホントの所【ホントのところ】
noun
•
mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)
noun
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lawsuit undertaken without legal representation, pro se lawsuit
noun
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paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket, being responsible for the payment of one's share of the purchase price, expense, etc.(yojijukugo)
expression, noun
•
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds), one's real motive and one's stated reason
Other readings:
本音と建て前【ほんねとたてまえ】
、ホンネとタテマエ
expression, Godan-u verb
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to speak one's mind, to be frank, to tell the truth
Other readings:
本音をいう【ほんねをいう】
noun
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Honnōji Incident, forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide (June 21, 1582)
expression, noun
1.
small token of one's sentiments(humble language)(used when exchanging gifts; usu. as ～ですが)
expression, adverb
2.
just slightly, only a bit
See also:気持ち
Other readings:
本の気持ち【ほんのきもち】
no-adjective, noun
•
authentic (to the region it is from), in the original style
noun
•
noun
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quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), quahaug, hard clam, hard-shell clam, round clam, littleneck, topneck, cherrystone, chowder clam(usually kana)
Other readings:
ホンビノスガイ
noun
1.
functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned)
See also:本切羽
2.
surgeon's cuffs
noun
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heavy rainfall, heavy snowfall, steady rainfall, downpour, raining in earnest
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
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Other readings:
ほんま《本間》[1]
、ホンマ
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat)
See also:京間
2.
basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music)(music term)
3.
room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank(archaism)
noun
1.
fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits (noh)
2.
curtain with a family crest
noun
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Other readings:
ほんまぐろ《本まぐろ》
、ほんまぐろ《本鮪》
、ホンマグロ
noun
•
essence and fringe, beginning and ending, root and branch, means and end
noun
•
gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ホンミミヒミズ
noun
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willow gudgeon (species of fish, Gnathopogon caerulescens)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ホンモロコ
noun
1.
main gate, front gate(obscure)
2.
expression
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by all rights, legally speaking, properly speaking
expression
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one's true nature, one's original face(Buddhist term)
noun
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all things are essentially nothingness, all things come from nothingness, originally, there was nothing, Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments(Buddhist term)
noun
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recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)(yojijukugo)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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show one's real ability, illustration of the distinctive character of (something)(yojijukugo)
expression, auxillary suru verb
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to display one's real ability, to show one's real ability, to show one's stuff, to show oneself at one's best, to really shine, to come into one's own, to find one's feet (legs), to hit (strike) one's stride
expression
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of soup and love, the first is the best, one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse(proverb)
Other readings:
本木に勝る末木なし【もときにまさるうらきなし】
expression
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losing everything, coming to nothing, having lost the interest and the principal
Other readings:
本も子もない【もともこもない】