jmdict 1523250 Active (id#1949842)
本命 [news1,nf14]
【 ほんめい [news1,nf14] 】
  1. [n,adj-no]
    • favorite (to win)
    • favourite
    • likely winner
  2. [n,adj-no] [col]
    • one's heart's desire
    • first choice
History:
    • A 2017-04-21 00:04:15 Jim Breen
    • A* 2017-04-20 18:02:48 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      Daijs describes sense 2 as a colloquialism.
No need for "certainty" or "sure thing".
    • Refs
      GG5, daijs
    • Diff
      @@ -16 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>favorite</gloss>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<gloss>favorite (to win)</gloss>
@@ -18 +18,0 @@
-<gloss>sure thing</gloss>
@@ -20 +19,0 @@
-<gloss>certainty</gloss>
@@ -23,0 +23,2 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<misc>&col;</misc>
@@ -24,0 +26 @@
+<gloss>first choice</gloss>
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