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noun
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Hon'inbō, Honinbo, grand master of the game of go
See also:本因坊戦
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regularization, regularisation, getting up speed, proceeding at full tilt
noun
1.
home country, one's own country(only relevant for ほんごく)
2.
suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state), colonizing country(only relevant for ほんごく)
3.
country of one's ancestors(only relevant for ほんごく)
4.
this country
Other readings:
本国【ほんこく】
noun
1.
performance, take, going before an audience or on-air
2.
game, season, crucial moment
3.
penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute), unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
noun
1.
mainland, the country proper
2.
native country, country where one was born
3.
pure land, Buddha realm(Buddhist term)
noun, no-adjective
1.
favorite (to win), favourite, likely winner
2.
one's heart's desire, first choice(colloquialism)
noun
1.
base, stronghold, main fort
2.
home base, home plate(baseball term)
noun
•
head house (family), birthplace, originator
Other readings:
本家【ほけ】[1]
、本家【いや】[1]
、本家【ほんいえ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
main course (of a river)
noun, no-adjective
2.
mainstream, main current (e.g. of thought)
noun
1.
ministry proper, home office, head office
2.
this ministry, this department
noun
•
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
noun
1.
characteristic quality, special character, one's real ability, one's specialty
2.
one's function, one's duty
3.
fief, inherited estate
noun
1.
true feelings, real intention, one's heart
2.
one's right mind, one's senses, one's conscience
noun
1.
one's normal condition, one's usual state
2.
keynote (esp. shamisen), proper key(music term)
Other readings:
本調子【ほんじょうし】
noun
1.
principal occupation, main job
2.
professional, an expert, specialist
pronoun
3.
I (of a government official, etc.), me
noun
•
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register), one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
See also:戸籍 (こせき)
adverb
•
really, truly
Other readings:
本当に【ほんとに】[1]
、ホントに
、ホントーに
、ホントウに
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
na-adjective
•
essential, substantial, substantive, intrinsic
Common word
expression, noun, adverb
•
just a little
Other readings:
本の少し【ほんのすこし】
noun
1.
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva), principal image, idol
2.
the man himself, the person at the heart of the matter(humerous)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of), putting the cart before the horse, mistaking the cause for the end, mistaking the insignificant for the essential, getting one's priorities backwards(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
本末顛倒【ほんまつてんとう】
noun
1.
real intention, true motive, true will
2.
original intention, original purpose, original hope
Other readings:
本意【ほい】
noun
1.
highway, main road, the right road
2.
internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
See also:内科 (ないか)
noun
1.
troop headquarters, stronghold
2.
inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
noun
1.
script reading, scenario reading
2.
avid reader, bookworm
3.
reading a book, reading books
adjective
1.
reluctant, unwilling
2.
unfortunate, sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)
Other readings:
本意無い【ほいない】
noun
•
main account (on social media, etc.), principal account, real-name account(abbreviation, slang)
See also:本アカウント
noun
•
Hon'inbō Tournament (annual professional go competition), Honinbo Tournament
noun
1.
formal meeting (committee, etc.), session
2.
this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
realization of a great ambition, attainment of one's most cherished desire, one's earnest prayer being answered(yojijukugo)
noun
1.
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.), orthodox school, authentic style
2.
purist, follower of the orthodox school
noun
•
genuine kaya (as opposed to imitation kaya)
Other readings:
本榧【ほんかや】
、本カヤ【ほんカヤ】
noun
1.
official post, regular post, permanent office
2.
principal post (as opposed to secondary post)
pronoun
3.
I (of someone in government or the civil service)