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▶ one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds) ▶ one's real motive and one's stated reason |
2. | A 2020-01-10 19:41:28 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
1. | A* 2020-01-10 16:14:54 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/本音と建前 eij gg5 kenkyusha kogo jiten |
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Comments: | obvious construction but common and central to 日本人論 |