ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

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N5 本当ほんとう

Being true, not a lie. Example: 「本当ですか」 (is that true?).

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N3 本人ほんにん

The person themselves. Example: 「本人に確認する」 (to confirm with the person themselves).

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N2 本音ほんね

Refers to what one truly thinks in one's heart, as opposed to one's 「建前 (tatemae, official public stance)」. Used in expressions like 「本音を漏らす (to let slip one's true feelings)」「本音と建前 (one's true feelings and one's public stance)」「本音で話す (to speak frankly)」. As a concept paired with 「建前 (the public statements valued in Japanese society)」, it refers to honest feelings that are hard to express publicly. More colloquial than 「本心」, it is used widely in everyday conversation, workplace chatter, and contexts that discuss human relationships.

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N3 本物ほんもの

The real thing, not a fake. Example: 「本物のダイヤ」 (a real diamond). The antonym is 「にせ物」 (a fake).

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N4 翻訳ほんやく

To convert the language of one country into the language of another.

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N2, N3 ぼんやりぼんやり

A state in which the shape of something, a memory, or the like is not clear. 「遠くの山がぼんやり見える」 (the distant mountains look hazy). It also describes a state of thinking about nothing, with one's attention directed nowhere in particular. 「授業中にぼんやりする」 (to space out during class), 「ぼんやりしていて駅を乗り過ごした」 (I was spacing out and missed my station).

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